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rent [rent] noun PAYMENT 付款 IMPROVER countable or uncountable ■a fixed amount of money that you pay regularly for the use of a room, house, car, television, etc. that someone else owns 租金;租费•I pay a higher rent/more rent than the other tenants because my room is bigger.我的房租比其他房客高,因为我的房间要大些。 •Rents here are ridiculously high/low.这里的房租高/低得出奇。 for rent ■offered by the owner for someone else to use in exchange for money 出租;招租 [rent] noun HOLE 洞 countable mainly old use ■a large hole torn in a piece of material (布等上面的)破洞,裂口,裂缝•There was a large rent in his parachute.他的降落伞上裂了个大口子。 [rent] verb PAY TO USE 租借 IMPROVER transitive ■to pay or receive a fixed amount of money for the use of a room, house, car, television, etc 租用,租借;出租•I rented a car from a garage so that I could get about.我从汽车修理厂租了一辆车,以便能够四处走走。 •[+ two objects] The old lady rented us her spare bedroom for £55 a week.这位老太太以每周55英镑的价格把她一间闲置的睡房租给了我们。 •My Dad has a cottage which he rents (out) to tourists.我爸爸有一处乡间小屋,他把它出租给游客们。 Common Learner Errors rent or hire?In British English you usually rent something for a long time.I rent a 2-bedroom flat.In British English you hire something for a short time.We hired a car for the weekend.In American English the word rent is used in both situations.I rent a 2-bedroom apartment.We rented a car for the weekend. [rent] verb TORN 撕裂的 past simple and past participle of ■rend |