hire

US [ˈhaɪr]
UK [ˈhaɪə(r)]
  • v.雇用;聘用;租用;录用
  • n.租用;租赁;租借;新雇员
  • Web雇佣;租金;出租
Simple Present:hires  Present Participle:hiring  Past Tense:hired  
Hire
v.
1.
[t]
~ sth
租用;租借to pay money to borrow sth for a short time
to hire a car/room/video
租汽车;租房间;租录像带
2.
[t][i]
~ (sb)
聘用;录用;雇用to give sb a job
She was hired three years ago.
她是三年前录用的。
He does the hiring and firing in our company.
他在我们公司负责员工的聘用和辞退。
3.
[t]
~ sb/sth
临时雇用to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job
to hire a lawyer
聘请律师
They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.
他们请了一家咨询公司来设计新的系统。
n.
1.
[u]
租借;租用;租赁the act of paying to use sth for a short time
bicycles for hire , £2 an hour
自行车出租,每小时 2 英镑
a hire car
供租用的汽车
a car hire firm
汽车出租公司
The price includes the hire of the hall.
费用包括礼堂租金。
The costumes are on hire from the local theatre.
戏装可向本地剧院租用。
2.
[c]
新雇员;新员工a person who has recently been given a job by a company

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