with obj.
1
- chiefly Brit. obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment〈主英〉租用：
she had to hire a dress for the wedding.
她不得不租用婚礼服。
1.1
hire something out
grant the temporary use of something for an agreed payment出租：most train stations hire out cycles.
多数火车站出租自行车。
2
- employ (someone) for wages雇佣：
management hired and fired labour in line with demand.
资方按照需求雇佣和解雇工人。
2.1
- employ for a short time to do a particular job临时（或短期）雇佣：
don't hire a babysitter who's under 16
不要雇佣16岁以下的人来照看孩子
as adj. hired a hired assassin.被雇佣的刺客。
2.2
hire oneself out
make oneself available for temporary employment（让自己）打短工,受雇干活。
1
- mass noun the action of hiring someone or something雇佣, 租用：
the agreed rate for the hire of the machine
协商好的机器租金
as modifier a hire charge.租金。
2
- N. Amer. a recently recruited employee〈北美〉新雇员。
短语
for（或 on）hire
- available to be hired供出租, 待雇佣。
派生词
hireable
（〈美〉亦作 hirable）adjectivehirer
noun词源
Old English hȳrian 'employ (someone) for wages', hȳr 'payment under contract for the use of something', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch huren (verb), huur （noun）.