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pay + number + in rent
I pay $1,200 in rent every month.
我每月付1200美元的租金。
租金；租费
rents — plural of rent
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
租金；租费
Money paid to an owner for the use of property, equipment, or a service.
I pay $1,200 in rent every month.
我每月付1200美元的租金。
租户定期支付以租赁物业的费用
A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
表面上的撕裂或裂口
A tear or rip in some surface.
承租人向所有者支付的用于使用某些财产、设施、设备或服务的款项或一系列款项
a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
使用产品、设备或服务的类似付款
A similar payment for the use of a product, equipment or a service.
I need to pay the rent by the first of the month.
我需要每月一号前交租金。
The rent for this apartment is too high.
这套公寓的租金太高了。
She asked the landlord to reduce the rent.
她要求房东降低租金。
I pay $1,200 in rent every month.
我每月付1200美元的租金。
The rent for the two-bedroom apartment is too high.
这套两居室公寓的租金太高了。
The rent is affordable in this neighborhood.
这个社区的租金很实惠。
Not this
I need to pay the rent fee every month.
Use this
I need to pay the rent every month.
中文中的“房租费”直译为“rent fee”，但英语中“rent”本身已包含费用含义，无需再加“fee”。直接使用“rent”即可。
Not this
Rents in this city are too high.
Use this
Rent in this city is too high.
当泛指租金水平时，“rent”作为不可数名词，应使用单数形式“rent”，而非复数“rents”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
付租金
Tenants must pay rent on the first of each month.
租户必须在每月第一天付租金。
高租金
The high rent in the city center forced many families to move to the suburbs.
市中心的高租金迫使许多家庭搬到郊区。
低租金
They found a small apartment with surprisingly low rent.
他们找到一间租金低得惊人的小公寓。
月租金
The monthly rent for this office space is $1,500.
这间办公室的月租金是1500美元。
租金上涨
The landlord announced a 10% rent increase starting next year.
房东宣布从明年起租金上涨10%。
租金管制
Rent control laws help keep housing affordable in big cities.
租金管制法有助于在大城市保持住房可负担性。
免费占据某人的心思（意指令人念念不忘）
He's been living rent-free in my head since we broke up.
自从我们分手后，他就一直活在我脑海里，挥之不去。
寻租行为
The government needs to crack down on rent-seeking by officials.
政府需要打击官员的寻租行为。
某物的裂痕或分裂
The scandal caused a rent in the fabric of the organization.
这起丑闻在组织内部造成了裂痕。
我们不会付房租！
From the musical 'Rent' by Jonathan Larson, a line from the opening song expressing defiance against paying rent.
出自乔纳森·拉尔森的音乐剧《Rent》，开篇歌曲中的一句台词，表达拒付房租的反抗精神。
Use rents naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音像“人特”，联想：人特别需要付租金才能住房子。
语域：m 常见场景：租房、商业租赁、合同用语 该用法在口语和书面语中均常见，通常用于租房或商业租赁场景。
常与介词 for 连用表示租金金额，与 on 连用表示租金支付周期。
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