hires; hired; hiring
hires; hired; hiring
Learner's definition of HIRE
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a chiefly US : to give work or a job to (someone) in exchange for wages or a salary雇用 [+ object]
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She had very little office experience, so the company wouldn't hire her.她缺少工作经验,所以公司不愿雇用她。
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a hired hand/worker雇来的帮手/工人
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We hired someone to clean the office once a week.我们雇了人每周打扫办公室一次。
[no object]
b [+ object] : to use or get the services of (someone) to do a particular job雇用(某人)做某事 2
[+ object] chiefly British : to pay to use (something) : rent租用 -
hire a hall租用一个大厅
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a hired car租用的汽车
hire out
[phrasal verb] 1
hire out (something) or hire (something) out chiefly British : to allow someone to use (something) in exchange for money出租 2
hire out or hire (yourself) out US, informal : to take a job : to work for wages or a salary受雇 -
She hired out as a cook.她受雇成为一名厨师。
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He's a teacher most of the year, but in the summer he hires himself out as a tour guide.他一年大部分时间在当老师,但在夏季他受雇去当导游。
2 hire /ˈhajɚ/ noun
plural hires
plural hires
Learner's definition of HIRE
1
[count] US, informal : someone who has been hired for a job被雇用的人 2
[noncount] British : rental —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
for hire
1
a : available to be used in exchange for money可出租的;可租用的 b : available to do work in exchange for money招聘 2
: in exchange for money赚钱;挣钱
on hire
chiefly British
: kept to be used by people in exchange for money供租用的