🔑letBrE/let/NAmE/let/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyletBrE/let/NAmE/let/present simple - he / she / itletsBrE/lets/NAmE/lets/past simpleletBrE/let/NAmE/let/ -ing formlettingBrE/ˈletɪŋ/NAmE/ˈletɪŋ/➤allow允许🔑[no passive]toallowsbtodosthorsthtohappenwithouttryingtostopit允许;让◆~sb/sthdosthLetthemsplasharoundinthepoolforawhile. 让他们在水池里扑腾一会儿吧。◆Don'tletherupsetyou. 别让她搅得你心烦。◆Letyourbodyrelax. 让你的身体放松。◆~sb/sthHe'deatchocolatealldaylongifIlethim. 我要是不拦着,他会整天不停地吃巧克力。🔑togivesbpermissiontodosth准许;许可;同意◆~sb/sthdosthTheywon'tlethimleavethecountry. 他们不许他离开这个国家。◆~sb/sthShewantedtolendmesomemoneybutIwouldn'tlether. 她想借给我一些钱,可我不同意。🔑~sb/sth+ adv./prep.toallowsb/sthtogosomewhere允许(去某处)◆toletsbintothehouse允许某人进屋◆I'llgiveyouakeysothatyoucanletyourselfin. 我把钥匙给你,你可以自己开门进去。◆Pleaseletmepast. 请让我过去。◆Thecatwantstobeletout. 那只猫想要出去。➤makingsuggestions提出建议🔑let's[no passive]~ (dosth)usedformakingsuggestions(提出建议时说)◆Let'sgotothebeach. 咱们去海滩吧。◆Let'snottellherwhatwedid. 咱们干的事可别告诉她。◆(BrE) Don'tlet'stellherwhatwedid. 咱们干的事可别告诉她。◆Idon'tthinkwe'llmakeit, butlet'stryanyway. 我不认为我们会成功,但不管怎样还是试一试吧。◆'Shallwecheckitagain?''Yes, let's.'“我们再检查一下好吗?” “好的。”➤offeringhelp提供帮助🔑[no passive]~sb/sthdosthusedforofferinghelptosb(提出帮助时说)让,由◆Here, letmedoit. 喂,让我来吧。◆Letusgetthoseboxesdownforyou. 让我们帮你把那些箱子搬下来吧。➤makingrequests提出要求[no passive]~sb/sthdosthusedformakingrequestsorgivinginstructions(提出请求或给予指示时说)要◆LetmehaveyourreportbyFriday. 星期五以前要把你的报告交给我。➤challenging挑战[no passive]~sb/sthdosthusedtoshowthatyouarenotafraidorworriedaboutsbdoingsth(表示不害怕或担忧某人做某事)让◆Ifhethinkshecancheatme, justlethimtry! 要是他以为能够骗过我,就让他来试一下吧!➤wishing祝愿[no passive]~sb/sthdosth(literary) usedtoexpressastrongwishforsthtohappen(表达强烈的愿望)让◆Lethercomehomesafely! 让她平平安安回家吧!➤introducingsth引出某事[no passive]~sb/sthdosthusedtointroducewhatyouaregoingtosayordo(引出要讲或要做的事)让◆Letmegiveyouanexample. 让我来举一个例子吧。◆LetmejustfinishthisandthenI'llcome. 让我把这个弄完,随后就来。➤incalculating计算[no passive]~sb/sthdosth(specialist) usedtosaythatyouaresupposingsthtobetruewhenyoucalculatesth(计算时说)假设,设◆LetlineABbeequaltolineCD. 设 AB 线与 CD 线等长。➤house/room房屋;房间🔑~sth (out) (tosb)(especiallyBrE) toallowsbtouseahouse, room, etc. inreturnforregularpayments出租(房屋、房间等)◆Iletthespareroom. 我把那间空房出租了。◆Theydecidedtoletoutthesmallerofficesatlowrents. 他们决定以低租金把那些较小的办公室租出去。
accommodation, deed, home, house, lease, let, location, mortgage, squat, tenant
Moving house搬家
Renting租房子
live in a rented/ (especiallyNAmE) rental property住在租来的住所里
rent/share/move into a furnished house/ (BrE) flat/ (especiallyNAmE) apartment租用/合住/搬进配有家具的房屋/公寓
rent a studio/ (BrE) a studio flat/ (especiallyNAmE) a studio apartment/ (BrE) a bedsit租一个单间公寓
find/get a housemate/ (BrE) a flatmate/ (NAmE) a roommate找一个室友
sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract签署/违反租约/租赁协议/合同
extend/renew/terminate the lease/ (BrE) tenancy延长租赁期限;续签/终止租约
afford/pay the rent/the bills/ (NAmE) the utilities付得起/支付租金/账单/水电气等杂费
(especiallyBrE) fall behind with/(especiallyNAmE) fall behind on the rent拖欠租金
pay/lose/return a damage deposit/ (NAmE) security deposit支付/失去/退还损坏押金/保证金
give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property提前一个月/两周发出/收到离开/腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord做房东
have a flat/apartment/room(BrE) to let/ (especiallyNAmE) for rent有一间公寓/一个房间要出租
rent (out)/lease (out)/(BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property出租/转租公寓/房屋/房产
collect/increase/raise the rent收取/增加/提高房租
evict the existing tenants赶走现有房客
attract/find new/prospective tenants吸引/寻找新的/可能的房客
invest in rental property/ (BrE) property to let/ (BrE) the buy-to-let market投资购房用于出租
Buying购买房子
buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/ (especiallyNAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate购置一栋房子/一处房产/(一块)优质房地产
call/contact/use(BrE) an estate agent/ (NAmE) a Realtor™/ (NAmE) a real estate agent/broker电话联系/联系/任用房地产经纪人
make/(BrE) put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价
put down/save for(BrE) a deposit on a house支付/存钱付房屋订金
make/put/save for(especiallyNAmE) a down payment on a house/home支付/攒钱支付买房的首付金
apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan申请/商定/取得按揭/住房贷款
(struggle to) pay the mortgage(竭力)支付按揭贷款
make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/ (BrEalso) repayments支付每月的按揭贷款
(BrE) repossess/(especiallyNAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house收回某人的房子;终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling出售房子
put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction将房屋/房产投放市场/出售/拍卖
increase/lower your price/the asking price提高/降低价格/要价
have/hold/hand over the deed/ (especiallyBrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.持有/移交房屋、土地等契约
rent / hire / let
Verbs动词
You can hire something for a short period of time (BrEonly), but rent something for a longer period.短期租用可用 hire(仅用于英式英语),较长时间的租用则用 rent:◆We can hire bikes for a day to explore the town.我们可租用自行车一天来游览这城镇。◆We don't own our TV, we rent it.我们没有自己的电视机,这是租的。
In NAmE, rent is always used. It is sometimes now used in BrE instead of hire, too.美式英语总是用 rent,现在英式英语有时也用 rent 代替 hire。
The owners of a thing can hire it out for a short period (BrE).物主短期租出某物可用 hire out(英式英语):◆Do you hire out bikes?你们出租自行车吗? Or they can rent (out)/ let (out) a building, etc.出租房屋等可用 rent (out)/let (out):◆We rent out rooms in our house to students.我们把住宅里的房间出租给学生。
Outside a building you could see在建筑物外可看到:◆(BrE) To let招租◆(especiallyNAmE) For rent招租
To hire can also mean to employ somebody, especially in NAmE. * hire 亦含雇用之义,尤其在美式英语中:◆We hired a new secretary.我们雇了一名新秘书。
➡ see alsoleaseverb
Nouns名词
The amount of money that you pay to rent something is rent or rental (more formal). When you hire something you pay a hire charge(BrE).较长时间租用的租金为 rent 或 rental(较正式)。短期租借费用为 hire charge(英式英语)。:On a sign outside a shop you might see在商店外的标牌上可看到:◆(BrE) Bikes for hire出租自行车
🔑letBrE/let/NAmE/let/noun➤intennis网球aserve that lands in the correct part of the courtbutmustbetakenagainbecauseithastouchedthetopofthenet(发球时的)擦网球➤house/room房屋;房间(BrE) anactofrentingahome, etc.出租;租借◆along-term/short-termlet长期/短期出租●withoutˌletorˈhindrance(formal or law法律) withoutbeingpreventedfromdoingsth; freely毫无阻碍;顺畅地;自由地