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hire verb
⇨ employ (hire a lawyer) ⇨ order 2 (hire a car) employ verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ appoint 另见appoint条employ ♦︎ hire ♦︎ recruit ♦︎ sign ♦︎ contract ♦︎ engage ♦︎ retain ♦︎ take sb onThese words all mean to give sb a job to do for payment. 这些词均表示雇用、聘用。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to employ / hire / recruit / sign / engage / retain / take on sb as sth◆to employ / hire / recruit / sign / contract / engage / retain / take on sb to do sth◆to hire / recruit / sign sb from a place / company / group◆to employ / hire / recruit / contract / take on workers / staff◆to employ / hire / recruit a manager◆to employ / hire / engage / retain a lawyer◆to sign / contract a player◆to engage / retain sb's services■ employ [transitive] to have sb working for you for payment; to give sb a job 雇用；聘用◆How many people does the company employ?这家公司雇用了多少人？◆A number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work.已雇用了一些人来处理积压下来的工作。 see also be employed ⇨ work verb 2 , employer ⇨ manager , employment ⇨ work noun 2 ■ hire [transitive, intransitive] (especially NAmE) to give sb a job; to find new people to work for a company or organization 雇用；聘用；（公司或机构）招工◆She was hired three years ago.她是三年前录用的。◆He does the hiring and firing in our company.他在我们公司负责员工的聘用和辞退。◆We're not hiring right now.目前我们不招工。ⓘ In both British and American English hire also means 'to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job'. 在英式和美式英语中，hire也有临时雇用之义◆They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.他们请了一家咨询公司设计新系统。 OPP fire ⇨ fire verb ■ recruit / /rɪˈkruːt/ / [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to find new people to join a company, an organization or the armed forces （公司或机构）招收（新成员）；（部队）征募（新兵）；纳新◆The police are trying to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities.警察机关正试图从少数民族中征募更多的警员。◆They recruited several new members to the club.他们吸纳了几名俱乐部新会员。◆He is responsible for recruiting at all levels.他负责各级征募工作。 see also recruit ⇨ recruit noun ■ sign [transitive, intransitive] to arrange for sb, especially a musician or sports player, to sign a contract agreeing to work for your company or team; to sign a contract agreeing to work for a company or team （和⋯）签约；应聘◆The team has just signed a new goalkeeper.该队刚刚和一名新守门员签约了。◆ (BrE) He signed for United yesterday.他昨天和联队签约了。◆ (especially NAmE) He signed with the San Francisco 49ers.他和旧金山49人队签了约。◆The band signed with Virgin Records.乐队同维京唱片公司签了约。■ contract / /kənˈtrækt/ / [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to make a legal agreement with sb for them to work for you or provide you with a service, especially for a limited period of time 与⋯订立（有限期的）合同（或契约）◆The player is contracted to play until August.这名球员的签约合同8月份到期。◆Several computer engineers have been contracted to the finance department.几名计算机工程师与财务部门签订了合同。ⓘ In this meaning contract is usually followed by to. In American English it is sometimes followed by with. 表达此义时，contract通常后接to，在美式英语中有时后接with◆He can't work for them because he is contracted with another company.他因与另一家公司已签约，所以不能为他们工作。 see also contract ⇨ contract noun ■ engage / /ɪnˈgeɪdʒ/ / [transitive] (formal, especially BrE) to employ sb to do a particular job 雇用；聘用◆He is currently engaged as a consultant.他目前被聘作顾问。◆We will have to engage the services of a translator.我们得聘一名翻译人员。■ retain / /rɪˈteɪn/ / [transitive] (law 法律) to pay money regularly or in advance to a professional person such as a lawyer, so that they will do work for you when you need them to 聘用，委托（律师等专业人士）◆You will need to retain the services of a lawyer.你将需要聘请一位律师。◆You will be paid a retaining fee.你将收到预付辩护费。ⓘ A lawyer, etc. can be retained by a member of the public as well as by a company; sb who is retained may do work for other people or companies as well. * retain a lawyer指由个人或公司聘用律师。被聘用者仍可接受其他人或其他公司的委托。■ ˌtake sb ˈon phrasal verb (took, taken)to give sb a job 雇用；聘用◆We're not taking on any new staff at present.目前我们不招收新员工。 OPP lay sb off ⇨ fire verb order2 verb order sb to do sth 命令某人做某事order goods/a taxi/a meal 订货；叫出租车；点餐arrangeorder your thoughtsrankordered alphabeticallyrule2order that sth must happenorder ♦︎ book ♦︎ hire ♦︎ rent ♦︎ charter ♦︎ reserveThese words all mean to ask for sth to be made available for you at a later time, or to pay to use sth temporarily. 这些词均表示预订、预约或租借、租用。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to order / book / hire / rent / charter / reserve sth for sb◆to book / reserve a place / seat / table / ticket◆to book / hire / rent / reserve a room / hall◆to book / rent a DVD / video◆to book / charter a flight◆to hire / rent a bicycle / a boat / a car / equipment / a movie / a van / a vehicle◆to hire / charter a plane / vessel / yacht◆to order / book / reserve sth for eight o'clock / this evening / midday, etc.■ order [transitive, intransitive] to ask for goods to be made or supplied or for sth to be provided; to ask to be served with sth to eat or drink 订购；订货；点（食物或饮料）◆The furniture can be ordered direct from the manufacturer.这些家具可向厂方直接订货。◆I'd like to order some books, please.请帮我订几本书可以吗？◆I'll order you a taxi.我会给你叫辆出租车。◆I've ordered some sandwiches.我点了一些三明治。◆The waiter asked if we were ready to order.服务员问我们是否要点菜。 see also order ⇨ request noun ■ book [transitive, intransitive] (especially BrE) to arrange with a hotel or theatre to have a room or seat on a particular date; to arrange for sb to have a seat on a plane, train or ship （向旅馆或戏院）预约，预订；给某人预订飞机（或火车、轮船）座位◆The hotel is fully booked that weekend.旅馆那个周末订满了。◆The seminars get quickly booked up (= have no more places available).研讨会的席位很快就预订一空。◆I've booked you on the 9.30 flight.我给你订了9点30分的飞机票。◆Book early to avoid disappointment.及早预订，以免向隅。 see also book ⇨ schedule verb ■ hire [transitive] (BrE) to pay money to borrow sth for a short time 租用；租借◆There's a place where you can hire bikes for the day.有个地方可以租自行车用一天。◆They hired a room above a pub for the wedding reception.他们在酒馆楼上租了一个房间办婚宴。▸ hire noun [uncountable] ◆bicycles for hire, £4 an hour自行车出租，每小时4英镑◆The costumes are on hire from the local theatre.戏装可向本地剧院租用。■ rent [transitive] (especially NAmE) to pay money to borrow sth for a short time 租用；租借◆She rented a car at the airport.她在机场租了一辆汽车。◆He had a list of movies they had rented from the local video store.他有一份他们从本地录像带商店租借过的电影清单。NOTE 辨析 Hire or rent?In British English you hire vehicles, rooms or tools, but you rent DVDs or videos. In American English rent is used for all these things. However, for larger vehicles that usually carry paying passengers, use charter. 在英式英语中，租车、租房间或租用工具用hire，但租DVD或录像带用rent。在美式英语中，租所有这些东西都用rent。不过，租用通常载送付费乘客的大型交通工具则用charter。■ charter [transitive] to hire a plane, boat, bus or train 包租（飞机、船、公共汽车或火车）◆The club chartered a special flight from Manchester to Turin.俱乐部包租了一架从曼彻斯特飞往都灵的专机。▸ charter noun [uncountable] ◆a yacht available for charter可供租赁的游艇■ reserve [transitive] (rather formal) to ask for a seat, table, room or place on a course to be available for you or sb else at a future time 预订，预约（座位、席位、房间）；预留（课程名额）◆They had reserved seats on the train.他们已经在火车上预订了座位。◆Please reserve a place for me on the software training day.请在软件培训日那天给我留一个名额。NOTE 辨析 Book or reserve? Book usually means to make a firm arrangement which often includes making a payment at the same time or being charged if you cancel. Reserve means to ask for sth to be kept for you and does not usually require payment in advance, except in the case of seats on a train. You can also say make a reservation, which is the most usual way to express this idea in American English. * book通常指作出确定的安排，常包括在预订的同时付款，又或者如果取消预订也要交一定的费用。reserve指预订、预留某物，通常不要求预先付款，除非是预订火车座位。也可以说make a reservation，这是美式英语中表达此义最常见的用法◆I'd like to make a reservation for August 14.我想预订8月14日的座位。 see also reserve ⇨ reserve , reservation ⇨ request |