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hired

UK //ˈhaɪəd//US //ˈhaɪərd//

词源

源自中古英语 hiren,来自古英语 hyrian,与古诺尔斯语 herja(雇佣)同源。

adjective

❶ 指被雇佣的,表示某人已经获得工作并开始为雇主服务。常用于描述员工状态或雇佣关系。

“She was hired as a marketing manager last month.”

(她上个月被聘为市场经理。)

“All hired employees must complete the training program.”

(所有受雇员工都必须完成培训计划。)

同义词:employed, recruited, engaged

verb

❶ hire的过去式和过去分词形式,表示雇佣某人或租用某物的动作已完成。

“We hired a new assistant to help with the project.”

(我们雇了一名新助理来协助这个项目。)

“They hired a car for their weekend trip.”

(他们为周末旅行租了一辆车。)

同义词:employed, rented, leased

常见短语

newly hired — 指刚刚被雇佣的人,强调雇佣时间很近,通常处于试用期或适应阶段。

“The newly hired engineer will join our team next Monday.”

(新聘的工程师将于下周一加入我们团队。)

hired help — 指临时雇佣的帮助人员,通常用于家务、活动协助等短期工作场景。

“We got some hired help to clean the house before the guests arrived.”

(在客人到来前,我们雇了些帮手来打扫房子。)