hire

hire
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (chiefly Brit.)obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment
    (主英)租用
    she had to hire a dress for the wedding.
    她不得不租用婚礼服。
    ■(hire something out)grant the temporary use of something for an agreed payment
    出租
    most train stations hire out cycles.
    多数火车站出租自行车。
  2. employ (someone) for wages
    雇佣
    management hired and fired labour in line with demand.
    资方按照需求雇佣和解雇工人。
    ■employ for a short time to do a particular job
    临时（或短期）雇佣
    don't hire a babysitter who's under 16.
    不要雇佣16岁以下的人来照看孩子。
    [as adj. hired]a hired assassin.
    被雇佣的刺客。
    ■(hire oneself out)make oneself available for temporary employment
    使受雇
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of hiring someone or something
    雇佣，租用
    the agreed rate for the hire of the machine.
    协商好的机器租金。
    [as modifier]a hire charge.
    租金。
  2. (N. Amer.)a recently recruited employee
    (北美)新雇员
常用词组
for (或 on) hire
  1. available to be hired
    供出租，待雇佣
派生
hireable
adjective
  1. (美 亦作 hirable)
hirer
noun
语源
  1. Old English hȳrian 'employ (someone) for wages', hȳr 'payment under contract for the use of something', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch huren (verb), huur (noun)
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