1 (US 美 rent)hire sth (from sb) to have the use of sth for a short time by paying for it 短时租用
In British English, you hire something for a short time We hired a car for the day. You rent something if the period of time is longer to rent a house/flat/television. In American English rent is used in both situations.
2 to give sb a job for a short time 短期雇用:
We'll have to hire somebody to mend the roof.我们要雇人修理一下屋顶。
In American English hire is also used for talking about permanent jobs We just hired a new secretary. 在美国英语里,长期聘请也用hire:We just hired a new secretary. 我们刚刚请了一位新秘书。
3 (US 美 rent)hire sth (out) (to sb) to allow sb to use sth for a short fixed period in exchange for money 短暂租出:
We hire (out) our vans by the day.我们按日出租运货车。 In British English, rent or let is used if the period of time is longer Mrs Higgs rents out rooms to students.We let our house while we were in France for a year. 在英国英语里,出租的时间比较长的,用rent或let:Mrs Higgs rents out rooms to students. 希格斯太太把房间租给学生。·We let our house while we were in France for a year. 我们住在法国的那一年,把家里的房子租了给别人。
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/ˈhaɪə(r) ||; haɪr/noun
[U] the act of paying to use sth for a short time 租用;雇用:
Car hire is expensive in this country.这个国家租车费用很高。Do you have bicycles for hire ?你有自行车出租吗?
hire1/haIr; haIə/v [T]1 BrE to pay money to borrow something for a short time [ rent AmE 【美】] 【英】〔短期〕租用: It's best to hire a car when you arrive. 你到了之后最好租一辆车。2 a) to employ someone to do something for a period of time〔短期〕雇用: hire sb to do sth We’ve hired a childminder to look after Carole. 我们雇了一个保姆来照看卡罗莱。b) AmE to employ someone【美】雇用﹐聘任: He couldn’t find anyone who would hire him. 他找不到一个愿意雇用他的人。hire sth out phr v BrE to allow someone to borrow something in return for money【英】出租: His company hires out boats to tourists. 他的公司向游客出租小船。
hire2n [U] BrE an arrangement to borrow something in exchange for money【英】租用﹔租借: a car hire company 汽车租赁公司for hire Are these fishing boats for hire? 这些渔船出租吗?
hirehirehireshiredhiringverb (hires, hiring, hired)1to pay to use something for a short time: We hired a car when we were on holiday.2to pay somebody to do a job for you: We hired somebody to mend the roof.hire something outto let somebody use something for a short time, in return for money: They hire out bicycles.▶ hirenoun (no plural): Have you got any boats for hire?Look at rent.