/rent ||; rɛnt/noun
[U] [C] money that you pay regularly for the use of land, a house or a building 租金;房租:
a high/low rent昂贵的/便宜的租金She was allowed to live there rent-free until she found a job.她被准许免交房租住在那里,直到她找到工作。Is this house for rent (= available to rent)?这房子出租吗?
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/rent ||; rɛnt/verb[T]
1rent sth (from sb) to pay money for the use of land, a building, a machine, etc 租用;租借:
Do you own or rent your television?你的电视机是自己的还是租的?to rent a flat租一套公寓☞ Look at the note at hire ¹(1). 参看hire^1(1)的注释。
2rent sth (out) (to sb) to allow sb to use land, a building, a machine, etc for money (向某人)出租(土地、建筑物、机器等):
We could rent out the small bedroom to a student.我们可以把那间小卧室租给一个学生。☞Look at hire ¹(3). 参看hire^1(3)。
rent1/rɛnt; rent/v 1 [I,T] if you rent a house, flat etc, you pay money regularly to the owner so that you can live there 租用﹐租借〔房屋﹑公寓等〕: rent sth from sb I rented a room from friends while I looked for work. 我找工作期间向朋友租了一间房。a rented apartment 租来的公寓TOPIC 主题When you rent a house or apartment, you are called the tenant . You usually have to pay a deposit before moving in. After that you pay the rent every month to the landlord/landlady (=owner). If you do not pay the rent or behave properly, the landlord can evict you (=force you to leave). ☆ 租用房屋或公寓的人叫做房客(tenant)。 搬进去之前通常先要支付押金(pay a deposit)。之后每月向房东(landlord/landlady)支付房租(pay the rent)。 如果不付租金或行为不检﹐可能会被房东赶出来(evict)。2 [T] to pay money for the use of something for a short time [ hire BrE 【英】] 〔短期〕租用: Will you rent a car while you’re in Spain? 你在西班牙时会租辆车吗?3 also 又作 rent out [T] to let someone live in a place that you own in return for money [ let BrE 【英】] 出租〔住所〕: rent sth (out) to sb They’ve rented out their house to tourists this summer. 今年夏天他们把房子出租给游客了。—rented adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前]rented accommodation 租来的住所 —renter n [C] AmE 【美】
rent2n [C,U] money that you pay for the use of a house, room, car etc that belongs to someone else〔房屋﹑房间﹑汽车等的〕租金: I pay my rent at the beginning of the month. 我月初缴租金。How much do you pay in rent? 你付多少租金?for rent (=available to rent) 出租﹐供租赁 houses for rent 供出租的房屋see box at见 COST1 方框
rentrentrents1nounthe money that you pay to live in a place or to use something that belongs to another person: How much is your rent?rentrentrentsrentedrenting2verb (rents, renting, rented)1to pay to live in a place or to use something that belongs to another person: I rent a house on the edge of town.2to let somebody live in a place or use something that belongs to you, if they pay you: He rents rooms in his house to students.Look at the note at hire.