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sign a lease
We signed a three-year lease on the apartment.
我们签了一份为期三年的公寓租约。
租赁合同；租约
leases — plural of lease
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
租赁合同；租约
a legal agreement giving someone the right to use property for a set time in exchange for payment
We signed a three-year lease on the apartment.
我们签了一份为期三年的公寓租约。
对任何物品(如汽车或船只)的独占使用权。
An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or boat.
租赁财产
property that is leased or rented out or let
授予该权益的合同或契约。
The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.
租赁合同,规定在特定期限内以特定租金使用或占用财产
a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
We signed a one-year lease for the apartment.
我们为这套公寓签了一年的租赁合同。
The lease on our office expires next month.
我们办公室的租赁期下个月到期。
The landlord renewed the lease for another year.
房东将租赁续约了一年。
We signed a three-year lease on the apartment.
我们签了一份为期三年的公寓租约。
表示某房产的租约。
The lease on the office building is up for renewal.
这栋办公楼的租约即将续签。
表示根据租约。
The company occupies the space under a long-term lease.
该公司根据长期租约占用该空间。
Not this
I have lease for this apartment.
Use this
I have a lease for this apartment.
英语中可数名词（如 lease）前通常需要冠词，而汉语常省略冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
Not this
I paid the lease this month.
Use this
I paid the rent this month.
Lease 指租约或租期，而 rent 指定期支付的租金；汉语中“租”可能涵盖两者，易混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
签署租约
We need to sign a lease before moving into the apartment.
我们搬进公寓前需要签署租约。
租赁协议
The lease agreement specifies the monthly rent and duration.
租赁协议规定了月租金和期限。
租赁期限
The lease term is for one year with an option to renew.
租赁期限为一年，可选择续租。
续租
The tenant requested a lease renewal for another two years.
租户要求续租两年。
租金支付
Late lease payments may incur a penalty fee.
迟付租金可能产生罚金。
租约到期
The lease expiration date is June 30th.
租约到期日是6月30日。
重获新生
After retiring, he took up painting and got a new lease on life.
退休后，他开始画画，重获新生。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
Use leases naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想‘李四’的发音，记住他签了租约
register: neutral_formal; contexts: real estate, property rental, legal; note_zh: 通常用于房地产和法律场景，属于中性偏正式用语。
These words all rhyme with 'lease' because they share the final /iːs/ sound. Beware of 'please' (/pliːz/) which ends with /z/.
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