hired
hired — verb
- hiredpresent simple I / you / we / they
- hireds3rd person singular
- hireding-ing form
- hirededpast simple
1. to pay an amount of money in order to have the use of a vehicle, tool, room, or
to pay an amount of money in order to have the use of a vehicle, tool, room, or building for a limited period of time, after which you return it
Keiko hired a car from an agency near the airport for her week-long road trip.
hire + car + from + agency (temporary use)
The film crew hired a warehouse in Brooklyn to use as a soundstage for two months.
We hired a boat for the afternoon and rowed across the lake to the small island.
Boris hired a wifi hotspot at the train station so he could finish his work online.
The school hired a large hall to hold the end-of-year ceremony for students and parents.
- return
giving back the hired item after the period ends
文法句型
hire + noun (thing being used)
hire + noun + from + noun (person/company)
用法筆記
Frequently used with time expressions (for the day, for two hours, for a week). This sense is more common in British English; American English often uses rent for longer-term arrangements.
常見錯誤
2. to give someone a paid job at a company, organization, or for a particular task,
to give someone a paid job at a company, organization, or for a particular task, making them a member of your staff or team
The bakery hired Lucia as a pastry chef after she showed them her cake designs.
hire + as + role
Dan was hired by a publishing house to edit their series of science textbooks.
passive: be hired by + company + to-infinitive
The hospital hired twelve extra nurses to handle the increase in patients during winter.
After three rounds of interviews, Mei-Lin was hired to manage the marketing department.
The farm hires seasonal workers every summer to help pick fruit and vegetables.
文法句型
hire + person
hire + person + as + role
hire + person + to-infinitive
be hired by + company
be hired as + role
用法筆記
This sense is the most common meaning of hire. The passive construction (was hired by / was hired as) is typical in professional contexts when describing someone's employment history.
常見錯誤
hired — noun
1. the money paid in exchange for borrowing an item, a vehicle, or a space for a sh
the money paid in exchange for borrowing an item, a vehicle, or a space for a short time
The hire of the projector and screen added an extra seventy pounds to the conference bill.
hire + of + equipment (payment meaning)
Customers must pay the full hire for the tools at the time of collection.
The contract stated a weekly hire of two hundred dollars for the industrial cleaner.
All fishing rods are available on hire from the booth near the pier for six dollars per day.
- rental fee
more transparent and commonly used in American English
- hire charge
explicitly labels the money as a cost rather than the act
文法句型
hire + of + noun
on hire
for hire
用法筆記
This sense is mostly formal or commercial. In everyday conversation, speakers are more likely to use rental fee, hire charge, or simply the cost of hiring rather than hire alone.
2. the process or arrangement of giving someone a job or obtaining the use of somet
the process or arrangement of giving someone a job or obtaining the use of something by paying for it
The hire of temporary security guards helped the museum manage the crowds during the exhibition launch.
hire + of + role (act of employing)
Samir received a welcome pack upon his hire, which included his employee ID card and a building map.
upon + possessive + hire (moment of starting work)
The company's hire of a sustainability consultant led to a big reduction in plastic waste.
Equipment hire is available through the main office for campers who arrive without their own tents.
- employment
only covers the work-related meaning, not renting objects
- rental
covers the object-borrowing side; more common in American English
文法句型
hire + of + person
hire + of + thing
on hire
用法筆記
When used for employing people, this sense often appears in business or official contexts. For borrowing things, it frequently forms compound nouns (car hire, boat hire, equipment hire).
3. a person who has recently started working for a company or organization; a newly
a person who has recently started working for a company or organization; a newly employed staff member
Emeka was the youngest new hire in the accounting department, having just finished university.
new hire (common compound noun)
The manager introduced each new hire to the rest of the team during the Monday morning meeting.
All recent hires must attend a two-day orientation program before they start their regular duties.
Pablo felt nervous on his first day as a new hire, but his colleagues made him feel welcome.
The software company expects to bring in fifty new hires this year through its campus recruitment program.
文法句型
new hire
recent hire
hire + noun (as modifier)
用法筆記
This sense is most common in business English and human-resources contexts. It is frequently paired with the adjective new (new hire) to distinguish someone who has just joined from someone who has been with the company longer. The word is used as a countable noun: a hire, two hires.