hire
/ˈhaɪə/
n. / v.
一句话记住
雇用；租用；租用；出租
释义与例句
v.
雇用；租用
to pay someone to work for you, or to pay to use something for a limited period
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The company plans to hire twenty new engineers.
这家公司计划雇用二十名新工程师。
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We hired a car for the weekend.
我们租了一辆车过周末。
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They hired a professional to redesign their website.
他们雇了一名专业人员重新设计网站。
n.
租用；出租
the act of paying to use something for a limited period, or the state of being available for this
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Car hire is included in the price of the holiday.
假期套餐的价格包含租车费用。
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Bicycles are available for hire near the station.
车站附近有自行车可供租用。
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The hire of the hall costs fifty pounds per hour.
租用礼堂的费用是每小时五十英镑。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
英式英语中 hire a car 指短期租车；hire someone 指雇用某人。
词族与关联词
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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hiring 招聘；雇用；租用常用于 hiring process（招聘流程）。
同义词
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employ 雇用employ 通常指较正式或长期的雇用关系；hire 既可指雇用员工，也可指短期租用车辆、设备等。The factory employs over five hundred people. 这家工厂雇用五百多人。
反义词
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dismiss 解雇；开除He was dismissed for repeated misconduct. 他因屡次行为不当而被解雇。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
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rent 租用；出租；租金rent 常用于长期租用房屋、土地，也可表示出租；hire 在英式英语中常用于短期租用车辆、工具等，还可表示雇员。They rent a flat near the city centre. 他们在市中心附近租了一套公寓。
常见搭配
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hire someone 雇用某人We need to hire someone with management experience. 我们需要雇用一名有管理经验的人。
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hire a car 租一辆汽车You can hire a car at the airport. 你可以在机场租一辆汽车。
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for hire 供租用；待雇Several boats were available for hire by the lake. 湖边有几艘船可供租用。