1. on hire : 雇用, 出租；
及物动词
1. The owner of the house refused to hire the mowing done.
这有房屋的主人拒绝为已完毕的割草工作付钱。
2. hire的近义词
2. They hired a big hall.
他们租了一间大厅。
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3. She hired the sewing done.
她为缝好的衣服付了钱。
4. We hired a driver to take us on a tour of the city.
我们雇用了一个司机带我们游览这个城市。
名词
1. This car is for hire.
这辆车是出租的。
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1. 雇佣：土地拥有者雇佣(hire)人们来为自己耕种. 在百年战争期间,许多好战的贵族都在法国征战. 战争结束后,他们带着大批的雇佣军(mercenary soldiers)回到了英格兰,并且想在国内获得财富和权力. 1455年,
2. 租：从前有一对夫妻,他们的日子过得非常清贫. 由于房子和土地都是从地主那里租(hire)来的,所以他们每年要给地主交纳许多租税.
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。
谈论家庭装修布局
A：You have a lovely house, Jack.
Jack，你的房子真不错！
B：Thank you. Yeah, it's home, but a number of things have been going wrong lately.
谢谢，是啊，这是一个家。但是最近有很多地方出了问题。
A：That's too bad. What problems are you having?
那可太糟了，出什么问题了？
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，刚刚住进来，正间房子都需要从新粉刷，卧室里的地毯也已经很旧了，我想装一套新的。上星期，我不得不打电话找水管工来修理厕所。不管怎么说，如果你有一间房子，我觉得这都是最寻常不过的事。我看我要请一个室内工程师来看看这个地方。
A：I've studied Western home decoration as a hobby. Could I make some suggestions?
我曾学过室内装饰。我能给你提一些建议吗？
B：Go right ahead.
太棒了，请讲。
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，我觉得在卧室里装一盏水晶灯会很漂亮。另外呢，可能需要一些落地窗来装饰窗户。还有,休息室里放一盏落地灯会很漂亮的。你还可以买一些盆栽装饰饭厅。
B：Wow! You really do have a talent for this, Ethabella. Thanks for your suggestions.
哇噻！你在这方面，可真是天才啊，Ethabella，谢谢你的建议。
A：You are welcome, Jack. Glad to be of help.
不客气，Jack。很高兴能帮上你。