/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)。