一、详细释义：


n.

租约，租契 [C]


例句：

The lease on this house expires at the end of the year.

这房子的租约年底到期。


例句：

When does the lease expire ?

租约什么时候期满？


租期；租赁物；租赁权


例句：

They were granted the lease on condition that they paid the legal costs.

在支付法定费用的条件下他们可获得租赁权。


例句：

The lessee shall keep and use the lease item with due care.

承租人应当妥善保管、使用租赁物。


v.

出租；租得 [I,T]


例句：

She hopes to lease the building to students.

她希望把房子租给学生。


例句：

He went to Toronto, where he leased an apartment.

他去了多伦多，在那儿租了一间公寓。


二、词义辨析：


hire,lease,rent,let,charter

这些动词均含“租，租用”之意。 hire多指短期租用。在英国一般指租用车、船。 lease指按照租约租出或租用房屋、土地或其它不动产。 rent在英国指较长时间租出或租入房屋、商店或土地；而在美国指长时间或短时期租用各种资产以及日用东西。 let尤指出租房屋或地产等。 charter指承租大型运输工具，如飞机、轮船、大客车以及火车等。


三、参考例句：


When does the lease expire ?

租约什么时候期满？


When does the lease expire ?

租约什么时候期满？


He signed the lease yesterday.

昨天他在租约上签了字。


When will the lease fall in?

租约将于何时到期？


She hopes to lease the building to students.

她希望把房子租给学生。


We will lease the house to you for one year.

我们将把这套房子租给你一年。


We have taken a lease on an office building.

我们租下了一栋办公大楼。


Our present lease on the flat expires next month.

我们这套公寓的租约下月到期。


They bargained over the terms of a lease.

他们就租约的条件进行谈判。


It's a six-month lease, but it's renewable.