plural leases
plural leases
Learner's definition of LEASE
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: a legal agreement that lets someone use a car, house, etc., for a period of time in return for payment租约；租契 -
sign a lease签订租约
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They took out a five-year lease on the house.他们租下那栋房子，租约五年。
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We hold leases on both of our cars.我们的两辆车都有租约。
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The lease expires next month. = The lease runs out next month.租约下月到期。
a new lease on life
(US) or British a new lease of life
: a chance to continue living or to become successful or popular again重获新生；再次成功；重新流行 -
This medicine gives patients a new lease on life.这种药物使病人重获新生。
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After they made the movie, the book got a new lease on life. [=the book became newly popular]拍成电影后，这本书再度风靡起来。
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The band has given this style of music a new lease on life.这个乐队的演奏使这种风格的音乐再度流行起来。
2 lease /ˈliːs/ verb
leases; leased; leasing
leases; leased; leasing
Learner's definition of LEASE
[+ object]
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: to use (something) for a period of time in return for payment租借；租用 2
: to allow someone to use (something) for a period of time in return for payment出租