| 单词 | hire |
| 释义 | hire hire // verb, noun
■ verb
1 (HR ) [+ obj or no obj] (especially AmE) to give sb a job: She was hired three years ago. He does the hiring and firing in our company. We're not hiring right now. He was hired as chief executive last October.
2 [+ obj] to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job: to hire a lawyer They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.
3 [+ obj] (especially BrE) to pay money to borrow sth for a short time: to hire a car/room/video ⇨ RENT
PHRASAL VERBS
hire sth out (Commerce ) to let sb use sth for a short time, in return for payment: The rooms are hired out for corporate meetings.
hire yourself out (to sb) to arrange to work for sb: He hired himself out to whoever needed his services. See note at EMPLOY
■ noun
1 (Commerce ) [U] (especially BrE) the act of paying to use sth for a short time: Mobile phones are available for hire. The price includes the hire of the hall. a hire car a car hire firm SYN RENTAL ⇨ RENT noun
2 (HR ) [C] (especially AmE) a person that a company has recently given a job to: New hires get raises after a set period of time. SYN RECRUIT
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