单词 | hire |
释义 | hire —hire /haɪər/ aep /haɪr/ noun [U] UK ► F0 an arrangement to use something by paying for it: » The price includes flights and car hire.» There's a camping shop in town that has tents for hire (= available to be hired) at £10 a week.Thesaurus+: ↑Renting, hiring and hire purchase in general , ↑Mortgages and real estate , ↑Renting propertyverb [T] ↑Verb Endings for hire B1 UK (US rent) to pay to use something for a short period: » How much would it cost to hire a car for a fortnight?» You could always hire a dress for the ball if you can't afford to buy one.Thesaurus+: ↑Renting, hiring and hire purchase in general , ↑Mortgages and real estate , ↑Renting propertyB2 to employ someone or pay them to do a particular job: » I was hired by the first company I applied to.» [+ to infinitive] We ought to hire a public relations consultant to help improve our image.Thesaurus+: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobshired /haɪəd/ aep /haɪrd/ adjective UK► F0» a hired car» The police believe he was killed by a hired assassin.Thesaurus+: ↑Renting, hiring and hire purchase in general , ↑Mortgages and real estate , ↑Renting property • • • Extra Examples:» Poor families don't have enough money to hire good lawyers.» I thought we might hire a motorboat and take a trip round the bay.» It costs £1000 a week to hire the yacht, plus a £120 refundable deposit.» We hired a magician to entertain the children.» Would it be very expensive to to hire bicycles for the week? |
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