hire,employ与rent这三个词都有“租用；雇佣”之意.hire是日常用语,指按工作量计酬的雇佣人手；employ则多指商店或公司长期雇佣人手；rent一般指租借房屋、地产（租借出去）.例如：He hired a truck to help him in moving to his new home．他租了一辆卡车帮他搬家.The company employs fifty people．这个公司雇佣了五十人.The room rents at（for）＄5 a week．这个房间每星期租金5美元.
