n. 雇主, 老板【经】 雇主, 业主

◆记忆方法一：
谐音：姨母怕老爷 姨母怕老爷——她的老板。

boss/employ/employer/employee/hire/fire/file
记忆：
1. boss [ bCs ] n. 老板, 上司 If you turn against your boss, you may be fired.如果你背叛你的老板，你会被解雇的。
2. employ [ im5plCi ] vt. 雇用, 用, 使用 The shop will employ more workers.商店要雇用更多的工作人员。
3. employer [ im5plCiE ] n. 雇主, 老板 The employer is very strict with his people.雇主对他的手下非常严格。
4. employee [ 7emplCi5i:, im5plCii ] n. 职工, 雇员, 店员 All the employees must wear the uniforms at work.所有的雇员上班时必须穿制服。
5. employment [ im5plCimEnt ] n. 雇用 The government is trying to increase the employment. 政府正在设法提高雇用率。
6. unemployment [ 5Qnim5plCimEnt ] n. 失业, 失业人数 When the unemployment reaches to a certain degree, the society will be less stable.当失业率达到一定程度时，社会就会没有那么稳定了。
7. hire [ 5haiE ] vt. 雇请, 出租 I will hire a car to Chongqing. 我将租车到重庆。
8. fire [ 5faiE ] vt. 解雇，开火 The boss can’t fire an employee without a reason.老师没有理由不能解雇雇员。 格言：Fire is a good servant but a bad master. 火是忠实的朋友，却是残酷的主人
9. file [ fail ] n. 文件，文档 All the files must be saved before you shut down the computer. 关电脑之前必须保存文档。
另类阅读：
The boss is often the employer who hires or employs as many employees as he thinks necessary. He also has the right to fire anyone who deletes important files by mistake.
轻松一刻：
A girl went into the manager's office in a large company, asking, " Would you like a secretary?"
"We would like to hire you, Miss, but now it's time of economic crisis, and there is no work for you."
"I don't care if I have no work. Everything is OK so long as I can have the salary."