| 词汇 | hire |
| 释义 | hireUK:*/ˈhaɪər/US:/haɪr/ ,(hīər)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 hire [sb] vtr (engage services of [sb])雇用The company won a contract and hired one hundred new staff.公司赢得了这个合约，于是新雇用了一百名员工。 hire [sth] vtr UK (vehicle, etc.: rent)租，租用，租赁We should hire a car for the duration of the holiday.假日期间我们该租一辆车。 hire n UK (vehicle, etc.: rental)租用；租赁Car hire is very expensive in Portugal.在葡萄牙租车很贵。usage: ‘hire’ and ‘rent’ If you pay a sum of money in order to use something for a short period of time, you can say that you hire it or rent it. Hire is more common in British English and rent is more common in American English.We hired a car from a local car agency and drove across the island.He rented a car for the weekend.If you make a series of payments in order to use something for a long period, you say that you rent it. You do not usually say that you ‘hire’ it.A month's deposit may be required before you can rent the house. 其他翻译 hire n (payment for employment)雇佣；聘用That worker is worth his hire.那工人值得雇佣。 hire n US (new employee)新职员；新员工 动词短语 hire on vi phrasal US (take a job)应聘Joe and Bob heard the rodeo was looking for wranglers, so they hired on. hire [sth] out, hire out [sth] vtr phrasal sep (make available for rental)出租We hire out the white limousine for weddings. hire [sb] out, hire out [sb] vtr phrasal sep (employ temporarily)暂时雇佣 hire [sb] out, hire out [sb] vtr phrasal sep (for temporary employment)短期受雇 复合形式： car hire n UK (vehicle rental)租车服务Low cost airlines can often offer you special low cost car hire too. car rental, also UK: car hire n (hiring a motor vehicle)租车；汽车租赁 direct hire n (targeted recruitment)直接雇佣After a successful internship at Flapjack Inc., Julia was a direct hire from college. for hire adj (available for rental)出租；可供租用The company has a wide range of boats for hire. for hire adj (available for employment)待聘的；待业的；可提供服务的The ad said "Cleaner for hire!" hire [sb] away vtr US (employee: poach)从（其他公司）将…挖走；撬墙角 hire purchase n UK (buying [sth] by installments)分期付款Thank goodness for hire purchase; I'd never have been able to buy a new car without it.We got our new cooker on hire purchase. hire-purchase n as adj UK (relating to a hire purchase)分期付款的The salesman gave the hire-purchase agreement to the customers. hired gun, gun for hire n informal, figurative (contract killer)雇佣杀手 HP n UK, initialism (law: hire-purchase)分期付款购买法 installment plan (US), instalment plan (Can, UK) n (finance: payment in installments)分期付款法；分期付款 put up for hire v expr (make available to rent)将…招贴出去以招租Owners can put their caravans up for hire on the website. rental car, also UK: hire car n (hired motor vehicle)出租车Please allow plenty of time for you to return your rental car. room hire n UK (short-term rental of an indoor space)短租 work for hire, work made for hire n US ([sth] created for job)雇佣作品The piece is a work for hire, so the artist cannot collect royalties. |
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