() [] () to give sb a job 雇用;聘用◆She was hired three years ago. 她是三年前聘用的。◆He does the hiring and firing in our company. 他在公司负责招聘和解雇事宜。◆We're not hiring right now. 目前我们不招聘员工。
[] to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job 临时雇用◆to hire a lawyer 短期雇用律师◆They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system. 他们临时雇用了一家顾问公司来设计这套新系统。
[] () to pay money to borrow sth for a short time 租用◆to hire a car/room/DVD 租用汽车/房间/数字视频光碟➡rent
●ˌhire sth ˈout () to let sb use sth for a short time, in return for payment 出租◆The rooms are hired out for corporate meetings. 这些房间已经对外出租给公司召开会议。●ˌhire yourself ˈout (to sb)to arrange to work for sb 为(某人)工作;受雇於(某人)◆He hired himself out to whoever needed his services. 他为任何需要他服务的人工作。➡ see note at employ