[N-COUNT 可数名词]租约;租契;出租协议 A lease is a legal agreement by which the owner of a building, a piece of land, or something such as a car allows someone else to use it for a period of time in return for money.
He took up a 10 year lease on the house at Rossie Priory.
他签了一份10年租约,租下了罗茜大宅的房子。
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[VERB 动词]租借;租用;出租 If you lease property or something such as a car from someone or if they lease it to you, they allow you to use it in return for regular payments of money.
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He went to Toronto, where he leased an apartment...
他去了多伦多,在那儿租了一间公寓。
She hopes to lease the building to students...
她希望把房子租给学生。
He will need more grazing land and perhaps La Prade could lease him a few acres.
他将需要更多牧场,也许拉普拉德可以租几英亩地给他。
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[PHRASE 短语](较昔日更加)焕发生机;重振雄风 If you say that someone or something has been given a new lease of life, you are emphasizing that they are much more lively or successful than they have been in the past.
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The operation has given me a new lease of life.
手术使我重获新生。
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leaseleasesleasedleasingnouna legal agreement that allows you to use a building, a piece of equipment or some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent (房屋、设备或土地的)租约,租契◆to take out a leaseon a house 办理房屋租约◆The lease expires/runs outnext year. 这份租约明年到期。◆Under the terms of the lease,you have to pay maintenance charges. 按租约的条款,你得支付维修费。☞collocationsat
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IDIOMa (ˌnew) lease of ˈlife( BrE) (NAmEa (ˌnew) lease on ˈlife)the chance to live or last longer, or with a better quality of life 延年益寿;生活质量更好◆Since her hip operation she's had a new lease of life.她自髋关节手术以后活得更有劲了。verbto use or let sb use sth, especially property or equipment, in exchange for rent or a regular payment 租用,租借,出租(尤指房地产或设备)SYN
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leasesth ◆We lease all our computer equipment.我们所有的计算机设备都是租来的。leasesth from sb ◆They lease the land from a local farmer.他们从当地一位农场主手中租得这块土地。leasesb sth ◆A local farmer leased them the land.这块地是当地的一个农场主租给他们的。leasesth (out) (to sb) ◆Parts of the building are leased out to tenants.这栋大楼有一部份租出去了。▶leas·ing/liːsɪŋ; NAmEliːsɪŋ/noun[uncountable ]◆car leasing汽车租赁◆a leasing company租赁公司lease/liːs; NAmEliːs/leas·ing/liːsɪŋ; NAmEliːsɪŋ/
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leaselease1 /liːs/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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1a legal agreement which allows you to use a building, car etc for a period of time, in return for rentlease on They took out a lease on a seven-acre field. The landlord refused to renew his lease. The 99-year lease expired in 1999. Do you understand all the terms of the lease?2a new lease of life especially British English, a new lease on life American Englisha)if something has a new lease of life, it is changed or repaired so that it can continue: Historic buildings can have a new lease of life through conversion.b)if someone has a new lease of life, they become healthy, active, or happy again after being weak, ill, or tired: an operation to give her a new lease of lifeCOLLOCATIONSverbshave/hold a lease· Who has the lease on the flat?take (out) a lease (=start having a lease)· He took a seven-year lease on the place.renew a lease (=keep a lease for a longer period of time)· The company decided not to renew the lease on the office.grant somebody a lease (=let someone have a lease)· The landlord may grant a lease for a short or long period.sign a lease (=agree to the legal details of a lease by signing it)· He refused to sign the new lease because the rent was too high.a lease runs (=continues for a period of time)· The lease will run for 21 years.a lease runs out (also a lease expires formal) (=it stops)· Their lease runs out in June.adjectivesa short/short-term lease· These flats are let on short leases to students.a long/long-term lease· We’re negotiating a long-term lease on the building.a 20/30/40 etc year lease· The company has acquired the building on a 30-year lease.the current/existing lease· The current lease still has 12 years to run.lease + NOUNa lease agreement· The organization has signed a lease agreement on a 50-acre site.a lease payment· He is struggling to afford the lease payments on the office.phrasesthe terms of a lease (=the legal details of it)· Under the terms of the lease, the tenants have to pay for any repairs.
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1to use a building, car etc under a lease: I’m interested in leasing your cottage.lease something from somebody They lease the site from the council.2 (also lease out) to let someone use a building, car etc under a leaselease something to somebody The building was leased to a health club.
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