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单词 hire
释义
hire
verb[T]
uk
/haɪər/us
/haɪr/
B1UK
(USrent)
topayto use something for ashortperiod:
租，租用
How much would itcostto hire acarfor theweekend?租一辆车周末用要多少钱？
You could always hire adressfor theballif you can'taffordtobuyone.如果你买不起舞会礼服，总还可以租一套。
B2
toemploysomeone orpaysomeone to do aparticularjob:
雇，雇用
I was hired by the firstcompanyIappliedto.我求职的第一家公司雇用了我。
[+ to infinitive]We ought to hire apublicrelationsconsultanttohelpimproveourimage.我们应该雇用一位公共关系顾问来提升我们的形象。
More examples
  • Poorfamiliesdon't have enoughmoneyto hire goodlawyers.
  • Ithoughtwe might hire amotorboatand take atripround thebay.
  • Itcosts£1000 aweekto hire theyacht,plusa £120refundabledeposit.
  • We hired amagiciantoentertainthechildren.
  • Would it be veryexpensiveto to hirebicyclesfor theweek?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Renting & hiring
  • account
  • charge account
  • charter
  • chartered
  • credit account
  • deposit
  • hire purchase
  • hiresomething/someoneout
  • hp
  • installment plan
  • layaway
  • lease
  • lessee
  • lessor
  • rent
  • rental
  • the never-never

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Applying for a job

Phrasal verb

hiresomething/someoneout
hire
noun
uk
/haɪər/us
/haɪr/

hirenoun(THING)

[U]UK
anarrangementto use something bypayingfor it:
租用
Thepriceincludesflightsandcarhire.此价格包含机票和租车的费用。
a hirecar租借用车
There's acampingshopintownthat hastentsforhire(=availableto be hired)at £30 aweek.城里有家野营用品商店有帐篷可供出租，费用为每30英镑。
Compare
rent
rental
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Renting & hiring
  • account
  • charge account
  • charter
  • chartered
  • credit account
  • deposit
  • hire purchase
  • hiresomething/someoneout
  • hp
  • installment plan
  • layaway
  • lease
  • lessee
  • lessor
  • rent
  • rental
  • the never-never

hirenoun(PERSON)

[C]mainlyUS
apersonto whom acompanyhasrecentlygiven ajob:
新雇员
She'sourlatesthire.她是我们最新的雇员。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Employees & colleagues
  • anti-incumbent
  • appointee
  • career woman
  • claque
  • co-worker
  • compatriot
  • incumbent
  • lifer
  • mate
  • new blood
  • new broom
  • nominee
  • non-employee
  • operative
  • payroll
  • peon
  • self-starter
  • skip-level
  • staff
  • staffer
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(Definition ofhirefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hire| American Dictionary

hire
verb[T]
us
/hɑɪər/
tostarttoemploysomeone:
You ought to hire alawyertohandleyourtaxes.
hire
noun[C]
us
/hɑɪər/
anemployee:
Thoseretiringwill bereplacedby new hires.
(Definition ofhirefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

hire| Business English

hire
verb[T]
uk
/haɪər/us
HR
toemploysomeone in apermanentjob:
Increasedbusinessmeansthat thecompanywill need to hire 15 newsalesstaff.
hire sb as sthAsupervisornoticedherpotentialand hired her as atradingtrainee.
be hired by sb/sthEmployees hired by apublicagencyafterJuly1 willautomaticallybeenrolledin the newcontributionplan.
Managers are given afreehandinhiring andfiringemployees.
HR
topayapersonorcompanyto do aparticularjobfor ashortperiodoftime:
We will hire acontractortoconsiderwhat can be done that iscosteffective.
COMMERCEmainlyUK
(USrent)
topayto use something for ashortperiodoftime:
They hired abillboardin aprominentpositiononOxfordStreettopromotetheevent.

Phrasal verbs

hire sb/sth out
hire yourself out
hire
noun
uk
/haɪər/us
[U]COMMERCEmainlyUK
(USrental)
anarrangementin which someonepaysto use something for ashortperiod:
car/equipment/plant hirePricesincludereturnflightsandcarhire.
There are plenty ofcarsavailablefor hire.
ahirebusiness/company/firm
[C]HR
apersonwho acompanyororganizationemploysin apermanentjob:
additional/fresh/new hiresThree-quarters of the debt-collection industry's new hiresquitafter just threemonths.
(Definition ofhirefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhire

hire
A few schools recognized society's need and instituted explicit medical ethics teaching - allocating funds, hiring ethicists, creating departments, and trumpeting their accomplishments.
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The authority on site rests with the clients in the form of their hired project manager.
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Private tutors, referred to as 'coaches ' from the 1850s onwards, were hired.
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A governmentally subsidised benefits package would discourage hiring part-time workers to avoid providing benefits.
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Men were also hired to build a sugar refinery and access road, then gaining work as refinery operatives and small cane farmers.
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As infrastructure investments require ongoing maintenance, the micro-enterprises of poor families may now be hired for such services.
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With the establishment of contract labour, new employees were to be hired on a contract basis, while current employees would maintain their permanent status.
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In addition, a freeze was placed on hiring new staff and on salary raises.
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Eventually, she was hired by one studio, but was never able to rise beyond the rank of assistant engineer, despite her abilities and technical skills.
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Much of this hired labor consisted of residents of upland farms.
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Women accompanied by male relatives were hired, but upon paying a commission to those relatives.
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As experts move on and novices or contractors are hired, problems are likely to occur as tacit overview knowledge is lost.
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She has him hired as a singing teacher.
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The largest and most modern mills, those that produced cotton cloth, hired mostly men.
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Unions hired and, in practice, unions determined who was fired.
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