1. on hire : 雇用, 出租；
1. on hire : 雇用, 出租；
及物動詞
1. The owner of the house refused to hire the mowing done.
這有房屋的主人拒絕為已完畢的割草工作付錢。
2. hire的近義詞
2. They hired a big hall.
他們租了一間大廳。
3.
3. She hired the sewing done.
她為縫好的衣服付了錢。
4. We hired a driver to take us on a tour of the city.
我們雇用了一個司機(jī)帶我們游覽這個城市。
名詞
1. This car is for hire.
這輛車是出租的。
談?wù)摷彝パb修布局
A：You have a lovely house, Jack.
Jack，你的房子真不錯！
B：Thank you. Yeah, it's home, but a number of things have been going wrong lately.
謝謝，是啊，這是一個家。但是最近有很多地方出了問題。
A：That's too bad. What problems are you having?
那可太糟了，出什么問題了？
B：Oh, the whole house needs re-painting, for starters. The carpet in the living room is worn out, and I'd like to put in new wall-to-wall carpeting. Last week, I had to call the plumber to fix the toilet. Anyway, all par for the course when you own a house, I guess. I think I'm going to hire an interior decorator to look the place over.
哦，剛剛住進(jìn)來，正間房子都需要從新粉刷，臥室里的地毯也已經(jīng)很舊了，我想裝一套新的。上星期，我不得不打電話找水管工來修理廁所。不管怎么說，如果你有一間房子，我覺得這都是最尋常不過的事。我看我要請一個室內(nèi)工程師來看看這個地方。
A：I've studied Western home decoration as a hobby. Could I make some suggestions?
我曾學(xué)過室內(nèi)裝飾。我能給你提一些建議嗎？
B：Go right ahead.
太棒了，請講。
A：Well, I think a crystal chandelier would look great in your living room, and maybe some new drapes for the windows. Also, a grandfather clock would look great in the den. Perhaps you could buy some potted plants for the dining room.
啊，我覺得在臥室里裝一盞水晶燈會很漂亮。另外呢，可能需要一些落地窗來裝飾窗戶。還有,休息室里放一盞落地?zé)魰芷恋?。你還可以買一些盆栽裝飾飯廳。
B：Wow! You really do have a talent for this, Ethabella. Thanks for your suggestions.
哇噻！你在這方面，可真是天才啊，Ethabella，謝謝你的建議。
A：You are welcome, Jack. Glad to be of help.
不客氣，Jack。很高興能幫上你。
1.
1. 雇傭：土地?fù)碛姓吖蛡?hire)人們來為自己耕種. 在百年戰(zhàn)爭期間,許多好戰(zhàn)的貴族都在法國征戰(zhàn). 戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束后,他們帶著大批的雇傭軍(mercenary soldiers)回到了英格蘭,并且想在國內(nèi)獲得財富和權(quán)力. 1455年,
2. 租：從前有一對夫妻,他們的日子過得非常清貧. 由于房子和土地都是從地主那里租(hire)來的,所以他們每年要給地主交納許多租稅.
1. 雇用
If you hire someone, you employ them or pay them to do a particular job for you.
e.g. Sixteen of the contestants have hired lawyers and are suing the organisers...
有16名參賽者已經(jīng)請了律師，正在起訴主辦方。
e.g. The rest of the staff have been hired on short-term contracts...
其余的工作人員簽的是短期雇用合同。
2. （短期）租用
If you hire something, you pay money to the owner so that you can use it for a period of time.
hire的解釋
e.g. To hire a car you must produce a passport and a current driving licence...
租車須出示護(hù)照及有效駕照。
e.g. Her hired car was found abandoned at Beachy Head.
她那輛租來的車被發(fā)現(xiàn)遺棄在比奇角。
3. 租賃（業(yè)）;出租（業(yè)務(wù)）
You use hire to refer to the activity or business of hiring something.
e.g. They booked our hotel, and organised car hire...
他們?yōu)槲覀冇喓昧寺灭^并安排了租車事宜。
e.g. Hire of skis, boots and clothing, is all available.
滑雪板、滑雪靴和滑雪服皆有出租。
4. 供出租;待租
If something is for hire, it is available for you to hire.
e.g. Fishing tackle is available for hire.
有釣具可供出租。
相關(guān)詞組：hire out