| 单词 | hire |
| 释义 | hire1 /haɪə $ haɪr/ ●●● S2 W3 verb [transitive] 1 British EnglishBORROW to pay money to borrow something for a short period of time 〔短期〕租用 SYN American English rent The best way to explore the island is to hire a car. 在该岛寻幽访胜的最好方式就是租用一辆汽车。 What does it cost to hire a boat for a week? 一艘小船租用一星期的费用是多少？2 a) JOB/WORKto employ someone for a short time to do a particular job 〔短期〕雇用〔某人〕 Employers hire skilled people on fixed-term contracts. 雇主以签订固定期限的合同来雇用有技能的人。hire somebody to do something A City lawyer has been hired to handle the case. 聘请了一位伦敦商业区的律师来处理这一案件。 b) JOB/WORK American English to employ someone 雇用，聘任 Businesses may only hire foreign workers where an American cannot be found. 在找不到美国人的情况下企业才可能雇用外国工人。 the power to hire and fire (=employ and dismiss people) 聘用和解雇的权力3 hire something ↔ out phrasal verb British English a) LENDto allow someone to borrow something for a short time in exchange for money 〔短期〕出租 to a little company that hires out boats to tourists 一家向游客出租小船的小公司b) JOB/WORK hire yourself out to arrange to work for someone 〔去为别人〕打工；受雇 They were so poor they had to hire themselves out on the farms. 他们实在太穷，只得在农场打工。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpushire• The band may not realize all the costs of recording and of hiring an engineer or producer.• The board, composed of nine presidential appointees, has the power to hire and fire the postmaster general.• She has never hired anyone with a business-school education, because she believes such people are too rigid in their outlook.• Should a company employ its own delivery fleet, or should it hire contractors for distribution?• But the bookie was already out hiring frighteners and the bet had to stand.• The Herald newspaper hired her in 1968.• There probably never has been a year that employers have knocked down the doors to hire liberal arts graduates.• He hired Tony Pedregon as his second driver.hire and fire• My father got hired and fired a lot, usually en masse with entire coaching staffs.• Principals are now hired and fired based on merit rather than seniority.• There are professional managers who are hired and fired by the residents.• You can also hire and fire physios, trainers and scouts.• They determine repertoire, secure multi-million-pound recording contracts, hire and fire players.• Professor Cousins may be on his way out but he hadn't gone yet and still had hiring and firing power.• The Council at least has the power to hire and fire some key players beyond the manager.• The board, composed of nine presidential appointees, has the power to hire and fire the postmaster general.hire2 noun [uncountable] 1 British EnglishBORROW an arrangement in which you pay a sum of money to borrow something for a short time 〔短期的〕租用，租借 a car hire company 汽车租赁公司for hire boats for hire 可供出租的小船on hire The crane is on hire from a local firm. 吊车是从当地一家公司租来的。 → ply for hire at ply1(3)Examples from the Corpushire• To explore further afield, bicycle hire is available.• The world's most widely used card is welcomed in hotels and restaurants, for car hire or shopping.• Personal stereo guided tours available for hire.• Isaac too had been alerted by the footlocker and wandered over to offer Miss Dec for hire.car hire• A mini-bus operates to and from the town three times a day although car hire is recommended for the less energetic.• These include pursuing a claim for policy excess, car hire charges and loss of the use of one's vehicle.• The world's most widely used card is welcomed in hotels and restaurants, for car hire or shopping.• Please see page 80 for details of car hire.• Unigate's car hire business is also being run down.• Please note that car hire is not bookable on Viewdata.• His portrait still hangs everywhere, from the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant to the car hire offices.• The car hire people don't know where Lonesome Snapper is either, but they look it up.From Longman Business Dictionaryhirehire1 /haɪəhaɪr/ verb [transitive]1HUMAN RESOURCESto employ a person or an organization for a short time to do a particular job for youThe company has hired an investment banking firm to assist with managing its pension fund.2HUMAN RESOURCESto agree to give someone a permanent jobThe company has just hired 250 new staff.The board hashired and fired a number of top chief executives in the past few years.hire somebody as somethingHe was hired as the company’s chairman last year.3British EnglishCOMMERCE to pay money to use something for a period of timeSYN AmE rentYou can hire a car at the airport. → hire something/somebody → out→ See Verb tablehirehire2 noun1[uncountable] British EnglishCOMMERCE an arrangement by which someone borrows something for a period of time in exchange for moneySYN RENTALAll our equipment is available for hire.The engine is on hire from a local firm.We want to keep hire charges on plant and machinery to a minimum.2[countable] American EnglishHUMAN RESOURCES someone who starts to work for an organizationSYN RECRUITThe firm’s hires included economist Richard Hoey and investment strategist Joseph Cohen.Nearly half Andersen’s new hires are women.Origin hire2 Old English hyrhire1 verbhire2 nounChinese borrow Business for to money to a something Corpus pay |
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