hire

名词 hire:

1. a newly hired employee
2. the act of hiring something or someone

动词 hire:

1. engage or hire for work
   同义词：engage, employ
2. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
   同义词：rent, charter, lease
3. engage for service under a term of contract
   同义词：lease, rent, charter, engage, take

1. We don't want to hire inexperienced worker.
   我们不想聘用没有经验的工人。
2. They hire out boats by the hour.
   他们按小时出租小船。
3. Hire a car for the day.
   白天租用一辆汽车
4. We hired an advertising company for help to sell our product.
   我们雇用了一家广告公司来推销我们的产品。
5. Boats for hire.
   有小船出租。

hire

v.（动词）
hired,hir.ing,hires
v.tr.（及物动词）

To engage the services of (a person) for a fee; employ:
雇佣：出钱使用（某人的）服务；雇佣：
例句：
hired a new clerk.
雇佣了一个新职员

To engage the temporary use of for a fee; rent:
租用：出钱暂时使用某物；租用：
例句：
hire a car for the day.
白天租用一辆汽车

To grant the services of or the temporary use of for a fee:
暂租，临时雇佣：为了获得金钱而提供服务或某物暂时的使用权：
例句：
hired himself out as a cook; hired out the cottage for the summer.
他被雇佣当厨师；夏天把小屋租了出去

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To obtain work:
得到工作：
例句：
She hired on as a deck hand. He hired out as a photographer.
她找到了一份普通水手的工作。他受雇作了摄影师

n.（名词）

The act of hiring.
雇佣：雇佣的行为
The condition or fact of being hired.
受雇：受雇的状态或事实

Payment for services; wages.
酬金；工钱
Payment for the use of something.
租金：为使用某物而支付的费用
Informal One who is hired:
【非正式用语】 被雇佣的人：
例句：
two new hires in the sales department.
销售部的两个新雇员

来源：
Middle English hiren
中古英语 hiren
from Old English htrian
源自 古英语 htrian

【引伸】
hir.able 或
hire.able
adj.（形容词）
hir.er
n.（名词）