英汉词典

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名参赛者已经请了律师，正在起诉主办方。
    e.g. The rest of the staff have been hired on short-term contracts...
           其余的工作人员签的是短期雇用合同。

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的解释

    e.g. To hire a car you must produce a passport and a current driving licence...
           租车须出示护照及有效驾照。
    e.g. Her hired car was found abandoned at Beachy Head.
           她那辆租来的车被发现遗弃在比奇角。