rent

• 名词，指使用他人财产或设备所付的费用（租金）；也指物体破裂形成的裂口或缝隙；还可指土地带来的经济收益（地租），以及撕裂或分裂的行为。

A noun with multiple meanings: a payment made for the use of property or equipment; an opening made by pulling or tearing; the economic return from cultivated land; or the act of rending or splitting something.

1. Payment for useA2formal

   A regular payment made by a tenant to a landlord for the use of property, land, or equipment.

   租金

   • The monthly rent for the apartment is $1,200.
   • They paid the rent on time every month.
   • The landlord increased the rent after the first year.

   同义词hirerental

2. Tear or splitB2formal

   An opening or tear made by pulling or ripping something apart.

   裂口

   • There was a large rent in the fabric of the old curtain.
   • The storm caused a rent in the sail of the boat.
   • He noticed a rent in his jacket after the hike.

   同义词breachfissuregapripruptureslashslitsplittear

3. Economic surplus from landC1formal

   The economic return from cultivated land that exceeds the return from the least productive land under similar conditions.

   经济地租

   • The concept of economic rent is central to classical economics.
   • Farmers on fertile soil earn a higher rent than those on marginal land.
   • The theory explains how rent arises from differences in land quality.

   同义词economic rentground rent

4. Act of tearingC1formal

   The action of tearing or splitting something forcefully.

   撕裂

   • The rent of the paper was loud and sudden.
   • With a single rent, she opened the envelope.
   • The violent rent of the cloth startled everyone.

   同义词breachcrackfissureriprupturesplittear

   反义词mendrepairseamunion

• 古老或文学用语，指用力或暴力地撕裂、扯破某物；也可指因强烈情感而心里撕裂般痛苦。

An archaic or literary verb meaning to tear or pull something apart violently or forcefully.

不规则动词

1. Tear violentlyC1formal

   To tear something apart or split it with force.

   撕裂

   • The explosion rent the building in two.
   • She rent the letter into pieces in anger.
   • The wolf rent the carcass with its sharp claws.

   同义词cleavedisruptripseversplitsundertear

   反义词joinmendrepairunite

• 表示支付费用以暂时使用某物（通常为房屋、设备等）的动词；也可表示将自己的财物出租以收取费用。

A verb used to indicate the act of paying for the temporary use of something, typically property or equipment.

1. Let for moneyA2formal

   To allow someone to use a property or item in exchange for regular payment.

   出租

   • They rent out their apartment to tourists during the summer.
   • He rents his garage to a neighbor for storage.
   • The company rents office space in the city center.

   同义词charterfarm outhire outleaselet

2. Grant use under a contractB1formal

   To give someone the right to use a property or asset for a specified period under a lease or rental agreement.

   出租

   • The landlord rented the house to the family for two years.
   • They rented the equipment under a short-term contract.
   • The agency rents cars to customers with a valid license.

   同义词hire outleaselet

3. Engage for service under contractB1formal

   To hire or obtain the use of something, such as a service or item, for a fixed period and payment.

   租用

   • We rented a boat for the afternoon.
   • She rented a movie from the streaming service.
   • They rented a hall for the wedding reception.

   同义词charterengagehirelease

4. Hold under a lease or rental agreementB1formal

   To possess and use a property or goods by paying rent, typically under a formal agreement.

   租用

   • They rent an apartment in the suburbs.
   • He rents a car for his weekly commute.
   • The business rents its office furniture.

   同义词hirelease

短语动词变体rent out