rent
noun uk/rent/ us/rent/
(PAYMENT)
A2 [ C or U ]租金；租费
a fixed amount of money that you pay regularly for the use of a room, house, car, television, etc. that someone else owns
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 出租；招租
offered by the owner for someone else to use in exchange for money
We have three fully refurbished bungalows for rent.
There are bikes for rent at fairly reasonable rates.
They list apartments for rent on the website.
There are kayaks for rent just near the lake.
The resort has seven wooden chalets for rent which sleep four people quite comfortably.
It's a popular holiday destination with its charming villas for rent and beautiful countryside.
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- The rent is due at the end of the month.
- Tenants who fall behind in their rent risk being evicted.
- We're really struggling to find enough money to pay the rent at the moment.
- My rent is $800 a month inclusive of bills.
- She withheld her rent until the landlord agreed to have the repairs done.
(HOLE)
[ C ] formal（布等上面的）破洞，裂口，裂缝
a large hole torn in a piece of material
There was a large rent in his parachute. 他的降落伞上裂了个大口子。
rent
verb uk/rent/ us/rent/
(PAY TO USE)
A2 [ T ]租用，租借；出租
to pay or receive a fixed amount of money for the use of a room, house, car, television, etc.
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 me her spare bedroom for £200 a week. 这位老太太以每周200英镑的价格把她一间闲置的卧室租给了我。
My Dad has a villa that he rents (out) to tourists. 我爸爸有一处乡间小屋出租给游客。
Compare: hire
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- Personnel will help you find a flat to rent.
- She rented a room above a shop.
- We're renting a cottage in Wales for the summer.
- We scoped out the local shops and facilities to see if it would be a good place to rent a flat.
- The landlord rents the flat out through a letting agency.
(TORN)
（rend的过去式及过去分词）
past simple and past participle of rend old use or literary