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hire objHhaIE5, $haIrv [T]to pay to use (something) for a short period or to pay (someone) to do a job temporarily, or (esp. Am) to start to employ (someone)租用，雇用How much would it cost to hire (Am usually rent) a car for a fortnight?租一辆车用两星期要多少钱?You could always hire (Am usually rent) a dress for the ball if you can't afford to buy one.如果你买不起舞会礼服，你可以去租一套。I had to hire a gardener for a couple of months when I broke my leg.在我摔断腿之后，我只能雇用一名园丁来帮几个月的忙。We ought to hire a public relations consultant to help improve our image. [+ obj + to infinitive]我们应该雇用一名公共关系顾问来改善我们的形象。(esp. Am) Our continuing success means that we will need to hire a hundred more staff over the coming year.我们持续的成功意味着我们在下一年需要再多雇用100个员工。(Br and Aus) Hire purchase (Am Installment plan) is a system of paying for something in which the buyer pays part of the cost immediately and then makes small regular payments until the debt is reduced to nothing.以分期付款方式购买Something bought on hire purchase is usually more expensive because an interest charge is added to the original price.分期付款购买的商品通常价格更贵，因为原价还要加上利息费用。 Borrow, Money
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