| 释义 |
lease/li:s/ n. & v.●n. an agreement by which the owner of a building or land allows another to use it for a specified time, usu. in return for payment (通常对方付以金钱的)出租契约 ●v. tr. grant or take on lease 出租；租 □ a new lease of (N. Amer. [北美] on) life a substantially improved prospect of living, or of use after repair 生活上重新振兴；(东西修复后)重新使用 □ leasable adj.□ leaser n.[Middle English via Anglo-French les, Old French lais, leis, from lesser, laissier ‘leave’, via Latin laxare ‘make loose’ from laxus ‘loose’] |