/rent ||; rɛnt/verb[T] 1 rent sth (from sb) to pay money for the use of land, a building, a machine, etc 租用；租借: Do you own or rent your television? 你的电视机是自己的还是租的？to rent a flat 租一套公寓 ☞ Look at the note at hire ¹(1). 参看hire^1(1)的注释。
2 rent sth (out) (to sb) to allow sb to use land, a building, a machine, etc for money （向某人）出租（土地、建筑物、机器等）: We could rent out the small bedroom to a student. 我们可以把那间小卧室租给一个学生。 ☞Look at hire ¹(3). 参看hire^1(3)。
3 (US 美) =HIRE¹(1)
4 (US 美) =HIRE¹(3)