一、详细释义:
n.
租金,工钱
例句:
The boy is worth his hire because he is a hard worker.
给男孩那些工钱是值得的,因为他干活很卖力。
【英】租借,租用,租赁 [U]
v.
【英】租用,租借 [T]
例句:
You can hire a bicycle by the hour to go around the city.
你可以按钟点租辆自行车在城里观光。
例句:
We hire out our vans by the day, ie at a cost of a certain amount per day.
我们按日出租客货车(按日计租).
【美】聘用,录用
例句:
It is not efficient to hire poorly trained workers.
雇用未经严格训练的工人会妨碍工作效率。
例句:
Employers are being encouraged to hire disabled workers.
雇主受鼓励雇用残废的工人。
临时雇佣 [T]
例句:
They hire a large number of part-timers by the day at the store.
那家商店以日薪雇用了大批的兼职人员。
例句:
Couples who are very busy sometimes hire a wedding planner to help them with their preparations.
非常忙碌的夫妇有时会雇用一位婚礼筹划者来帮他们准备。
二、词义辨析:
hire,lease,rent,let,charter
这些动词均含“租,租用”之意。hire多指短期租用。在英国一般指租用车、船。lease指按照租约租出或租用房屋、土地或其它不动产。rent在英国指较长时间租出或租入房屋、商店或土地;而在美国指长时间或短时期租用各种资产以及日用东西。let尤指出租房屋或地产等。charter指承租大型运输工具,如飞机、轮船、大客车以及火车等。
三、词义辨析:
hire,employ,engage
这些动词均含“雇用”之意。hire普通用词,常指短期或长期雇用某人从事某一特定工作或一次性的工作,含强调为薪金而工作的意味。employ正式用词,侧重受雇者虽为薪金而工作,但工作固定共享有相当尊严。engage可与hire换用,特指雇用专业人员。
四、相关短语:
hire out
出租
一、参考例句:
Humans hire humans.
招聘的实质是“看人”。
Whichcandidate will you hire
你会聘用哪一位呢?
I think we should hire her immediately.
我认为我们应该马上聘用她。
They hire out beach umbrellas to surfers.
他们出租沙滩遮阳伞给冲浪者。
Did you let me hire a pervert?
你居然让我雇一个变态?
You need to hire some skilled labour.
你得雇佣熟练工人。
They hire out boats by the hour.
他们按小时出租小船。
Can't afford to hire a sitter
雇不起保姆?
They don't want to hire inexperienced worker.
他们不想聘用没有经验的工人。
Is there a mini for hire at the airport?