hire
verb
noun
haɪə
verb
1
Hire lease rent?
to
pay
money
to
borrow
something
for
a
short
period
of
time
,
,
or
用
hire，lease
还是用 rent？
BrE AmE
The
best
way
to
explore
the
island
is
to
hire
a
car.
在该岛上寻幽访胜的最好方式就是租用一辆汽车。
What
does
it
cost
to
hire
a
boat
for
a
week?
一艘小船租用一星期的费用是多少？
2
a.
to
employ
someone
for
a
short
time
to
do
a
particular
job
b.
to
employ
someone
[美] 雇用，聘任
AmE
Employers
hire
skilled
people
on
fixed-term
contracts.
雇主以签订固定期限的合同来雇用有技能的人。
hire
sb
to
do
sth
A
City
lawyer
has
been
hired
to
handle
the
case.
聘请了一位该城市的律师来处理这一案件。
Businesses
may
only
hire
foreign
workers
where
an
American
cannot
be
found.
在找不到美国人的情况下企业才可以雇用外国工人。
the
power
to
hire
and
fire
(=employ
and
dismiss
people)
聘用和解雇的权力
3
to
allow
someone
to
borrow
something
for
a
short
time
in
exchange
for
money
〔短期〕出租
[+
to
]
a
little
company
that
hires
out
boats
to
tourists
一家向游客出租小船的小公司
4
hire yourself out
to
arrange
to
work
for
someone
受雇
They
were
so
poor
they
had
to
hire
themselves
out
on
the
farms.
他们实在太穷，只得在农场打工。
noun
5
an
arrangement
in
which
you
pay
a
sum
of
money
to
borrow
something
for
a
short
time
[英] 〔短期的〕租用，租借
a
car
hire
company
汽车出租公司
for
hire
boats
for
hire
可供出租的小船
on
hire
The
crane
is
on
hire
from
a
local
firm.
吊车是从当地一家公司租来的。