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hire + person
hire 后可直接跟被雇用的人。
The company hired a new manager.
公司雇用了一位新经理。
雇用；聘用
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
雇用；聘用
to employ someone; to give someone a job
The company hired a new manager.
公司雇用了一位新经理。
雇用；以报酬换取服务；给某人提供工作
To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
以报酬交换服务
To exchange the services of for remuneration.
接受雇佣
To accept employment.
购买某物以执行功能或完成任务
(neologism) (in the Jobs-to-be-Done Theory) To buy something in order for it to perform a function, to do a job
hire
Base
原形
hires
3rd person
第三人称单数
hiring
-ing
现在分词
hired
Past
过去式
hired
Past participle
过去分词
They hire new staff every year.
他们每年都招聘新员工。
The company hired me last month.
公司上个月雇佣了我。
She is hiring a new assistant now.
她正在招聘一名新助手。
hire 可指短期或长期雇佣，常用于工作场景。
The company plans to hire twenty new engineers next year.
公司计划明年雇用二十名新工程师。
We hired a car for our road trip across Europe.
我们租了一辆车进行欧洲公路旅行。
She is hiring a personal assistant to help manage her schedule.
她正在雇用一名个人助理来帮助管理日程。
hire 后可直接跟被雇用的人。
The company hired a new manager.
公司雇用了一位新经理。
hire 也可表示租用物品。
We hired a car for the weekend.
我们周末租了一辆车。
They hired her to design the website.
他们雇她来设计网站。
被动形式表示受雇。
She was hired as a consultant.
她被聘为顾问。
Not this
I hired an apartment for a year.
Use this
I rented an apartment for a year.
hire 通常指短期租用或雇佣某人，长期租用房屋应用 rent。
Not this
I hired from the car rental company.
Use this
I hired a car from the car rental company.
hire 是及物动词，后面必须接宾语（如 a car, a worker）。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
雇用某人
The company decided to hire someone with more experience.
公司决定雇用一位更有经验的人。
租车
We hired a car to drive around the island.
我们租了一辆车环岛游。
招聘员工
The hotel is planning to hire more staff for the summer season.
酒店计划夏季招聘更多员工。
聘请顾问
They hired a consultant to improve their marketing strategy.
他们聘请了一位顾问来改进营销策略。
聘请律师
He hired a lawyer to handle the legal dispute.
他聘请了一位律师来处理法律纠纷。
租用设备
We can hire equipment from the local store for the weekend.
我们可以从当地商店租用设备度过周末。
出租；受雇
He hires out his boat to tourists during the summer.
夏天他把船出租给游客。
随意雇人解雇人
The manager has the power to hire and fire at will.
经理有权随意雇佣和解雇员工。
供出租；待雇
Taxis for hire are lined up outside the station.
待租的出租车在车站外排成一排。
你被录用了！
After the interview, the manager said, 'You're hired!'
面试后，经理说：“你被录用了！”
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象老板对你说“嗨（hire）”，你被雇用了。
‘hire’ 作为动词表示‘雇用’时，通常为中性用语，无明显正式或非正式之分。常见使用场合包括公司招聘、面试、职位录用等职场相关情境。
及物动词，后可接宾语；常与 for 或 as 连用表示雇用目的或职位
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