hired
hired — 動詞
- 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
租用；租借
短期付費使用物品或場地
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.
Keiko 在機場附近的公司租了一輛車，作為期一週的公路旅行。
hire + car + from + agency (temporary use)
The film crew hired a warehouse in Brooklyn to use as a soundstage for two months.
劇組在布魯克林租了一間倉庫，當作兩個月的攝影棚使用。
We hired a boat for the afternoon and rowed across the lake to the small island.
我們租了一艘小船划了一下午，橫越湖面到小島上。
Boris hired a wifi hotspot at the train station so he could finish his work online.
Boris 在火車站租了一個 wifi 熱點，以便在線上完成工作。
The school hired a large hall to hold the end-of-year ceremony for students and parents.
學校租了一間大禮堂舉辦年終典禮，邀請學生和家長參加。
- 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,
聘僱；錄用
提供工作並支付報酬
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.
那家麵包店在 Lucia 展示蛋糕設計圖後，聘請她擔任甜點主廚。
hire + as + role
Dan was hired by a publishing house to edit their series of science textbooks.
Dan 被一家出版社錄用，負責編輯他們的科學教科書系列。
passive: be hired by + company + to-infinitive
The hospital hired twelve extra nurses to handle the increase in patients during winter.
醫院增聘了十二名護理師，以應付冬季增加的患者人數。
After three rounds of interviews, Mei-Lin was hired to manage the marketing department.
經過三輪面試後，Mei-Lin 獲聘管理行銷部門。
The farm hires seasonal workers every summer to help pick fruit and vegetables.
農場每年夏天都會僱用季節性工人，協助採收水果和蔬菜。
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 — 名詞
1. the money paid in exchange for borrowing an item, a vehicle, or a space for a sh
租金；租費
短期借用物品的費用
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.
投影機和螢幕的租金，讓會議帳單多了七十英鎊。
hire + of + equipment (payment meaning)
Customers must pay the full hire for the tools at the time of collection.
顧客必須在領取工具時支付全額租金。
The contract stated a weekly hire of two hundred dollars for the industrial cleaner.
合約上寫明工業用清潔設備的每週租金為兩百美元。
All fishing rods are available on hire from the booth near the pier for six dollars per day.
所有釣竿都可以在碼頭旁的攤位租借，每天六美元。
- 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
僱用；租賃
僱用員工或借用物品的行為
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.
博物館聘僱臨時保全人員，協助在展覽開幕期間管理參觀人潮。
hire + of + role (act of employing)
Samir received a welcome pack upon his hire, which included his employee ID card and a building map.
Samir 在獲聘時收到一份迎新資料袋，裡面有他的員工證和大樓地圖。
upon + possessive + hire (moment of starting work)
The company's hire of a sustainability consultant led to a big reduction in plastic waste.
公司聘請了一位永續發展顧問，大幅減少了塑膠廢棄物。
Equipment hire is available through the main office for campers who arrive without their own tents.
沒帶帳篷的露營者，可以透過主要辦公室租用設備。
- 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
新進員工；新人
最近受僱的新同事
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.
Emeka 是會計部門最年輕的新進員工，他剛大學畢業。
new hire (common compound noun)
The manager introduced each new hire to the rest of the team during the Monday morning meeting.
經理在星期一上午的會議中，把每位新進員工介紹給全體團隊。
All recent hires must attend a two-day orientation program before they start their regular duties.
所有新進人員都必須在正式上班前，參加為期兩天的迎新訓練。
Pablo felt nervous on his first day as a new hire, but his colleagues made him feel welcome.
Pablo 第一天上班時覺得很緊張，但同事們讓他感到備受歡迎。
The software company expects to bring in fifty new hires this year through its campus recruitment program.
這家軟體公司預計今年透過校園招募計畫，引進五十名新進員工。
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.