Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #3063
charter
包租；租用
to hire or rent something such as a ship, aircraft, or bus for a particular purpose
常指包租交通工具
- 1.
To grant or establish a charter.
授予或设立特许状
- 2.
To lease or hire something by charter.
通过包租方式租赁或雇用(某物)
- 3.
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
根据租赁或租约持有(商品和服务)
授予特许状；设立特许状；授予或设立特许状；通过包租方式租赁或雇用(某物)；根据租赁或租约持有(商品和服务)；特许
In use
The company chartered a private jet for the business trip.
They are chartering a yacht for the weekend vacation.
He often charters a bus to transport his team to away games.
Verb forms
base charter · third person charters · -ing chartering · past chartered · past participle chartered
Connections
Collocations
- charter a bus
- 包租一辆大巴
- The tour group chartered a bus to visit the ancient temples.旅行团包租了一辆大巴去参观古庙。
- charter a plane
- 包租一架飞机；包机
- They chartered a plane for the business trip.他们为这次出差包了一架飞机。
- charter a boat
- 包租一条船
- We chartered a boat for a day of fishing.我们包了一条船钓鱼一天。
- charter a vessel
- 租用货船（用于商用）
- The company chartered a vessel to transport the goods overseas.公司租用了一艘货船把货物运往海外。
- charter a school
- 特许创办学校
- The state chartered a new school for science and technology.该州特许创办了一所新的理工学校。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：charter 音似“查特”——查清合同再包租，也指授予特许状。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：legal/institutional、travel/business 作为动词，charter 的语体因用法而异：在法律或政府语境中通常指“授予特许状”，比较正式；在旅游或商务语境中多指“包租”交通工具，语气较为中性。选择时需结合具体搭配和场景。
Grammar Note
常接船只、飞机等作为宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with charter: barter, starter, smarter, sharing stressed /ɑr/ + /tər/. Lookalikes that sound different: chapter /ˈtʃæptɚ/ and chatter /ˈtʃætɚ/ have /æ/ instead of /ɑr/; chart /tʃɑrt/ shares only the first syllable.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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