| 釋義 |
hire /'hais(r); hair/ vt [VP6A, 15B] ~ (out), obtain or allow the use or services of in return for fixed payment: 租; 雇用： ~ a horse/a concert-hall; ■ 一匹馬(一音樂鹿); ~ out boats. 出租小船。 (Cf 參較 rent a house. 租房屋用 rent 。) n [U] (money paid for) hiring: 租用; 雇用; 租金; IK: bicycles on 50p an hour; 腳踏車出租，每小時五十舞士; pay for the ~ of a hall; 付會堂租金; work for 做雇工。 (pay for/buy sth) on -pur chase. (abbr 略作 HP) (buy by a) contract to pay by instalments, and the right to use it after the first payment. 以分期付款方式(購買某物)。~ - ling /'haialiij; 'hairliij/ n (derog) person whose services may be ~d. (貶)可被人雇用者。 |