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| 1 | T BRITISH if you hire something , such as a car , room , or piece of equipment , you pay the owner so that you can use it , usually for a short time . AMERICAN usuallyrent 租；租用 |
| You can hire a car at the airport. 你可以在机场租车。 |
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| 2 | I/T to pay someone to work for you 雇；雇用 |
| I hired someone to paint the house. 我雇了个人来刷房子。 |
| hire and fire His main responsibility is hiring and firing. 他主要负责员工的雇用及辞退。 |
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| 3 | hire T BRITISH spoken to let someone use something temporarily in return for money . AMERICAN usuallyto rent something out 租出 |
| There are several companies that hire office equipment to businesses. 有几家公司向企业出租办公设备。 |
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| - | ˌhire ˈout |
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| 1 | BRITISH hire13 | This room is often hired out for private parties. 这屋子常被租出去开私人聚会。 | |
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| 2 | to send someone to work for other people for short periods of time in return for payment 把（某人）租雇给别人 | hire yourself out He earned his living by hiring himself out to whoever needed his services. 他受雇于任何需要他干活的人以谋生。 | |
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