be employed in doing something
= to spend time doing something:
if a person or their time is employed in doing sth, the person spends time doing that thing
近义词：spend, fill, occupy, involve
经典例句
Observing his second daughter employed in trimming a hat, he suddenly addressed her with.
他注意到第二个女儿在修剪帽子，忽然跟她这样说. -- 《傲慢与偏见》
🌰Her days are employed in gardening and voluntary work.
她的时间都花在搞园艺和做义工上。
🌰She was employed in making a list of all the jobs to be done.
她忙着把要做的所有工作列一个清单。
更多例句
He was busily employed in lacing up his shoes.
Clara was chiefly employed in making sure the young people had enough to eat.
Father is currently employed in building a new bookcase.
The girls were happily employed in a variety of tasks.
The children were employed in cutting shapes from cardboard.