rent /rɛnt/ CET4 TEM4 ( renting, rented, rents )

• 1. 

  V-T If you rent something, you regularly pay its owner a sum of money in order to be able to have it and use it yourself. 租; 租借

  例：

  She rents a house with three other girls.

  她和另外3个女孩合租了一套房子。

• 2. 

  V-T If you rent something to someone, you let them have it and use it in exchange for a sum of money which they pay you regularly. 租给; 出租

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB Rent out means the same as . 租给; 出租

  例：

  Last summer Brian Williams rented out his house and went camping.

  去年夏天，布赖恩•威廉斯把自己的房子租出去，然后去露营。

• 4. 

  N-VAR Rent is the amount of money that you pay regularly to use a house, apartment, or piece of land. 租金; 房租

  例：

  She worked to pay the rent while I went to college.

  当我读大学时，她工作挣钱来付租金。

• 5. 

  N a slit or opening made by tearing or rending; tear 缝; 裂缝

• 6. 

  V rend的过去式及过去分词 → the past tense and past participle of rend

• 7. 

  PHRASE If something is for rent, it is available for you to use in exchange for a sum of money. 待租的; 供出租的 [美国英语]