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