hire

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++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 table

Examples from the Corpus

hire• 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 Corpus

hire• 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 hyr

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hire

hire¹ S2 W3 /haɪə $ haɪr/

verb [transitive]
1. British English to pay money to borrow something for a short period of time
SYN rent American English:

The best way to explore the island is to hire a car.

What does it cost to hire a boat for a week?
2.
a. to employ someone for a short time to do a particular job:

Employers hire skilled people on fixed-term contracts.
hire somebody to do something

A City lawyer has been hired to handle the case.
b. American English to employ someone:

Businesses may only hire foreign workers where an American cannot be found.

the power to hire and fire (=employ and dismiss people)

hire something ↔ out phrasal verb British English
  1. to allow someone to borrow something for a short time in exchange for money
    hire something ↔ out to

a little company that hires out boats to tourists
2. hire yourself out to arrange to work for someone:

They were so poor they had to hire themselves out on the farms.

THESAURUS

■ to pay money to use something
   ▪ rent to pay money to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etc: He rented a room in a house on the Old Kent Road. | They flew out to New York and rented a car at the airport.
   ▪ hire British English to pay money to use a car or a piece of clothing or equipment for a short period of time: Why don't we hire a van for the day? | You can hire suits for weddings.
   ▪ lease to have a legal agreement under which you pay money to a person or company in order to use a building, area of land, vehicle, piece of equipment etc for a fixed period of time : They leased the offices from an American company. | The car is leased from BMW.

hire²

noun [uncountable]

Language: Old English
Origin: hyr

British English an arrangement in which you pay a sum of money to borrow something for a short time:

a car hire company
for hire

boats for hire
on hire

The crane is on hire from a local firm.
⇨ ply for hire at ply¹(3)

verb,

noun

🔑 hire

BrE

/ˈhaɪə(r)/

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NAmE

/ˈhaɪər/

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verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

hire

BrE

/ˈhaɪə(r)/

🔊

NAmE

/ˈhaɪər/

🔊

present simple - he / she / it

hires

BrE

/ˈhaɪəz/

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NAmE

/ˈhaɪərz/

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past simple

hired

BrE

/ˈhaɪəd/

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NAmE

/ˈhaɪərd/

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past participle

hired

BrE

/ˈhaɪəd/

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NAmE

/ˈhaɪərd/

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-ing form

hiring

BrE

/ˈhaɪərɪŋ/

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NAmE

/ˈhaɪərɪŋ/

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🔑

[transitive]

~ sth

(

especially BrE

)

to pay money to borrow sth for a short time 租用；租借

◆to hire a car/room/video租汽车；租房间；租录像带

Verbs 动词

You can hire something for a short period of time (BrE only), 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◆(especially NAmE) 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 also

lease

verb

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

➡ see also

let

, lease

, hire

noun

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[transitive

, intransitive]

~ (sb)

(

especially NAmE

)

to give sb a job 聘用；录用；雇用

◆She was hired three years ago. 她是三年前录用的。

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◆He does the

hiring and firing

in our company. 他在我们公司负责员工的聘用和辞退。

🔊

Getting a job 找工作

look for work 找工作
look for/apply for/go for a job 找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作
get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (BrE) fill in an application (form) 得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表）
send/email your (BrE) CV/(NAmE) résumé/application/application form/covering letter 寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函
be called for/have/attend an interview 被要求参加／有／参加面试
offer sb a job/work/employment/promotion 给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人
find/get/land a job 找到工作
employ/ (especially NAmE) hire/recruit/ (especially BrE) take on staff/workers/trainees 雇用员工／工人／实习生
recruit/appoint a manager 招聘／任命经理

Doing a job 做工作

arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory 上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班
start/finish work/your shift 开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间
do/put in/work overtime 加班
have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications 拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格
do/get/have/receive training 做／得到／接受培训
learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills 学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能
cope with/manage/share/spread the workload 应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量
improve your/achieve a better work-life balance 达到更好的工作与生活的平衡
have (no) job satisfaction/job security 有／没有工作满足感／职业保障

Building a career 建立职业生涯

have a job/work/a career/a vocation 有工作／事业／职业
find/follow/pursue/ (especially NAmE) live (out) your vocation 找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业
enter/go into/join a profession 加入一个行业
choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career 选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业
change jobs/profession/career 换工作／行业／职业
be/ (both especially BrE) work/go freelance 做自由职业
do/take on temp work/freelance work 做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作
do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work 做／从事／参与义务性工作

Leaving your job 离职

leave/ (especially NAmE) quit/resign from your job 离职；辞职
give up work/your job/your career 放弃工作／事业
hand in your notice/resignation 递交辞呈
plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc. 计划／预计六月／明年等退休
take early retirement 提前退休

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[transitive]

~ sb/sth

to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job 临时雇用

◆to hire a lawyer聘请律师

◆They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system. 他们请了一家咨询公司来设计新的系统。

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●ˌhire sth↔ˈout 🔑

to let sb use sth for a short time, in return for payment 出租某物

●ˌhire yourself ˈout (to sb)

to arrange to work for sb 为（某人）工作；受聘于；受雇于

◆He hired himself out to whoever needed his services. 他以前打过短工。

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🔑 hire

BrE

/ˈhaɪə(r)/

🔊

NAmE

/ˈhaɪər/

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noun

🔑

[uncountable]

(

especially BrE

)

the act of paying to use sth for a short time 租借；租用；租赁

◆bicycles for hire, £2 an hour自行车出租，每小时 2 英镑

◆a

hire car

供租用的汽车

◆a

car hire

firm汽车出租公司

◆The price includes the hire of the hall. 费用包括礼堂租金。

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◆The costumes are

on hire from

the local theatre. 戏装可向本地剧院租用。

🔊

Verbs 动词

You can hire something for a short period of time (BrE only), 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◆(especially NAmE) 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 also

lease

verb

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

➡ see also

let

, lease

, hire

noun

[countable]

(

especially NAmE

)

a person who has recently been given a job by a company 新雇员；新员工

●ply for ˈhire/ˈtrade/ˈbusiness

(

BrE

)

to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business 招徕顾客；等生意

◆taxis plying for hire outside the theatre在剧院外招揽乘客的出租车