() [] () to give sb a job雇用；聘用◆She was hired three years ago.她是三年前聘用的。◆He does the hiring and firing in our company.他在公司负责招聘和解雇事宜。◆We're not hiring right now.目前我们不招聘员工。 [] to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job临时雇用◆to hire a lawyer短期雇用律师◆They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.他们临时雇用了一家顾问公司来设计这套新系统。 [] () to pay money to borrow sth for a short time租用◆to hire a car/room/DVD租用汽车／房间／数字视频光碟➡rent ●ˌhire sth ˈout () to let sb use sth for a short time, in return for payment出租◆The rooms are hired out for corporate meetings.这些房间已经对外出租给公司召开会议。●ˌhire yourself ˈout (to sb)to arrange to work for sb为（某人）工作；受雇于（某人）◆He hired himself out to whoever needed his services.他为任何需要他服务的人工作。➡ see note at employ