(; ) [] lease sth (from sb) | lease sth (out) (to sb) | lease sb sthto use, or to let sb use sth, especially property or equipment, in exchange for rent or a regular payment租用，租借，出租（尤指房地产或设备）◆We lease all our photocopy equipment.我们所有的复印设备都是租来的。◆Parts of the building are leased out to tenants.这栋楼房有一部分租出去了。◆the dealer that leased them the vehicles出租车辆给他们的经销商➡lessee , lessor ▸ˈleasing
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[] ◆car leasing汽车租赁◆a leasing company租赁公司●ˌlease sth ˈback (to sb)to sell property or a valuable asset and continue to use it by paying rent to the new owner; to buy property or an asset and allow the seller to continue using it in exchange for rent售后回租（将房地产或贵重资产出售后再租回；购买房地产或资产后出租给卖方）◆At one stage they had to sell and lease back their head office to raise cash.在某个阶段，他们为了筹集现金不得不出售并租回总部。◆The trust has agreed to lease the property back to them for 40 years.这信托基金已同意将财产售后回租给他们，期限为 40 年。