Word · Frequency #3488
hire
受雇者；新员工
a person who has been hired, especially as part of a group of new employees
- 1.
A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
被雇用的人,尤其是在一个团队中
- 2.
The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
被雇用的状态,或拥有工作的状态；就业
- 3.
Payment for the temporary use of something.
临时使用某物的费用
租金；租用费；雇用；就业；被雇用的人,尤其是在一个团队中；被雇用的状态,或拥有工作的状态；就业；临时使用某物的费用
In use
The company is looking for a new hire for the marketing department.
Our recent hires are very talented and have integrated well.
The hire of temporary workers during the holiday season helped us meet demand.
Connections
Collocations
- new hires
- 新员工；新入职者
- All new hires must complete a safety training course.所有新员工都必须完成安全培训课程。
- temporary hires
- 临时雇员；临时工
- The shop needs more temporary hires for the holiday season.这家商店在假期期间需要更多临时雇员。
- for hire
- 待租；待雇
- There were several taxis for hire outside the station.车站外有几辆待租的出租车。
- car hire
- 汽车租赁；租车费
- Car hire is cheaper if you book online.如果网上预订，租车费用会更便宜。
- hire purchase
- 分期付款购买（方式）
- They bought the washing machine on hire purchase.他们以分期付款方式购买了洗衣机。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：Hire 发音同 higher——被 hire 的人算是上了个台阶：受雇者/新员工、受雇状态，也可指租用费。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：职场、商业环境 作名词时，多用于职场和商业场景，可表示受雇者、就业状态或租用费用；整体语气中性，正式与非正式场合均可用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /aɪə/（美国英语常读作 /aɪər/）结尾，与 hire 押韵：fire、wire、tire、spire、choir、higher。注意 higher 是 hire 的同音词但拼写不同；here /hɪə/ 拼写近似，但读音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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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