hire 1 S2 W3 / haɪə $ haɪr / 动词 [及物动词]

1 British English to pay money to borrow something for a short period of time 同义词 rent American English :

The best way to explore the island is to hire a car.

What does it cost to hire a boat for a week?

2

a) to employ someone for a short time to do a particular job :

Employers hire skilled people on fixed-term contracts.

hire somebody to do something

A City lawyer has been hired to handle the case.

b) American English to employ someone :

Businesses may only hire foreign workers where an American cannot be found.

the power to hire and fire (= employ and dismiss people )

hire something ↔ out 短语动词 British English

1 to allow someone to borrow something for a short time in exchange for money

hire something ↔ out to

a little company that hires out boats to tourists

2 hire yourself out to arrange to work for someone :

They were so poor they had to hire themselves out on the farms.

THESAURUS

to pay money to use something

rent to pay money to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etc : He rented a room in a house on the Old Kent Road. | They flew out to New York and rented a car at the airport.

hire British English to pay money to use a car or a piece of clothing or equipment for a short period of time : Why don’t we hire a van for the day? | You can hire suits for weddings.

lease to have a legal agreement under which you pay money to a person or company in order to use a building, area of land, vehicle, piece of equipment etc for a fixed period of time : They leased the offices from an American company. | The car is leased from BMW.