| 单词 | hire |
| 释义 | hire v. & n. --vtr. 1. (often foll. by from) procure the temporary use of (a thing) for an agreed payment (hired a van from them). 2. esp. US employ (a person) for wages or a fee. 3. US borrow (money). --n 1. hiring or being hired. 2. payment for this. Phrases and idioms for (or on) hire ready to be hired. hire-car a car available for hire. hired girl (or man) US a domestic servant, esp. on a farm. hire out grant the temporary use of (a thing) for an agreed payment. hire purchase Brit. a system by which a person may purchase a thing by regular payments while having the use of it. Derivatives hireable adj. (US hirable). hirer n. Etymology: OE hyrian, hyr f. WG |
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