*hire¹/haɪr; haɪə/ v [T] 1BrE to pay money to borrow something for a short time 【英】 租用; RENT AmE 【美】: Let's hire a car and drive down to Cornwall. 我们租一辆汽车开着去康沃尔吧。 2 to employ someone to work for you 雇用: We've decided to hire a nanny for baby Carolyn. 我们决定给小卡罗琳请个保姆。
hire sth ↔ out BrE to allow someone to use something for a short time in exchange for money 【英】 租用: Do you know of any place that hires out costumes? 你知道什么地方有服装出租吗？