/ˈhaɪə(r) ||; haɪr/verb[T] 1 (US 美 rent)hire sth (from sb) to have the use of sth for a short time by paying for it 短时租用
In British English, you hire something for a short time We hired a car for the day. You rent something if the period of time is longer to rent a house/flat/television. In American English rent is used in both situations. 2 to give sb a job for a short time 短期雇用: We'll have to hire somebody to mend the roof. 我们要雇人修理一下屋顶。
In American English hire is also used for talking about permanent jobs We just hired a new secretary. 在美国英语里，长期聘请也用hire：We just hired a new secretary. 我们刚刚请了一位新秘书。 3 (US 美 rent)hire sth (out) (to sb) to allow sb to use sth for a short fixed period in exchange for money 短暂租出: We hire (out) our vans by the day. 我们按日出租运货车。 In British English, rent or let is used if the period of time is longer Mrs Higgs rents out rooms to students. We let our house while we were in France for a year. 在英国英语里，出租的时间比较长的，用rent或let：Mrs Higgs rents out rooms to students. 希格斯太太把房间租给学生。·We let our house while we were in France for a year. 我们住在法国的那一年，把家里的房子租了给别人。