1 (especially BrE) use of a car, etc. for payment租用ADJECTIVE | HIRE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bicycle, car, equipment, etc.自行車、汽車、設備等出租HIRE + NOUN➤car租賃的汽車◇Our hire car broke down after only an hour.我們租來的汽車剛開了一個小時就拋錨了。➤charge, cost租賃費▸➤company, firm, shop (BrE) 租賃公司;租賃行;租賃店◇a car hire firm汽車租賃公司◇a costume hire shop服裝租賃店PREPOSITION➤for hire (BrE, NAmE) 供出租◇There are boats for hire on the lake.湖上有船隻供租用。➤on hire供出租的◇vehicles currently on hire目前供出租的車輛➤on hire from, on hire to從⋯租來的;租給⋯的◇The equipment is on hire from a local company.設備是從當地一家公司租來的。➤hire of⋯的租用◇The main expense was the hire of a car.主要的開銷是租車費。hire
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2 (especially NAmE) new person in a job新雇員ADJECTIVE➤new, recent新雇員;近期雇用的人▸➤potential, prospective可能/有希望雇用的人hire
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1 (especially BrE) borrow a car, etc. for payment租用ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤by the day, week, etc.按日、按週等租用◇What's the cost of hiring by the day?按日租的話多少錢?➤locally在當地租賃◇Ski equipment can be hired locally.滑雪器材可以在當地租用。PREPOSITION➤from從⋯租用◇Bicycles can be hired from several local shops.自行車在好幾家當地店鋪都可以租到。hire
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2 (especially NAmE) give sb a job雇用ADVERB | VERB + HIRE | PHRASESADVERB➤by the day按天雇用◇Workers were hired by the day.工人們是按天雇用的。VERB + HIRE➤can/can't afford to雇得起;雇不起◇The television studio couldn't afford to hire a top-notch cast.電視台演播室雇不起一流的演播陣容。PHRASES➤hire and fire聘用和辭退◇Who is responsible for hiring and firing around here?誰負責這裏員工的聘用和辭退啊?