vt.　租借 give, take possession of (land, etc.), by lease

　～ apartment　租公寓
　～ house　租房子
　～ land　租土地
　～ from　从…租
　～ to　把…租给

　He leased his home for the summer.　他将房子出租供人避暑。
　The Clarks live on the second floor of their house and lease the first floor.　克拉克一家住在他们房子的二楼，而把一楼租出去了。
　We lease all our computers these days.　这些日子我们出租了所有的计算机。
　The young couple had to lease a house when they got married.　那对年轻人结婚时不得不租住房子。
　A tenant leases his land from the owner.　佃农从地主那里租得土地。
　He leased the farm from the old man.　他从那位老人那里租得农场。
　He had persuaded them to lease him a house.　他已说服他们租给他一所房子。
　We will lease you the house for a year.　我们将把这房屋租给你一年。
　She planned to lease her apartment to a friend.　她打算把她的房间租给一个朋友。
　The Smith family leased the property to them.　史密斯家把房地产租给了他们。
　They leased the building as a warehouse.　他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。

 ♣ lease back　(v.+adv.)
　把…售出，然后又租回　(in business) to sell (sth such as property) and then rent it from the new owner
　Many more firms are selling the buildings in which their offices and factories are, and leasing them back, so as to free large sums of money for development.　许多公司把办公建筑、工厂建筑卖出去，然后再租回来使用，以节省大量资金用于企业。
 ♣ lease out　(v.+adv.)
　出租…　allow the use of (usually a place) for rent
　Do you lease out land?　你出租土地吗?
　The land was leased out to a rich farmer.　这块地已租给一个有钱的农场主了。

 ♣ lease, charter, hire
　参见hire条。
 ♣ lease, lend, loan
　这组词都有“借出”的意思。其区别是：lend是最普通的用语， loan指“贷与”“借与”，是财会上的正式用语，一般不用于私人关系的借贷，但在美式英语中， loan和lend两个词通用；lease一般指出租房屋、土地等不动产。

C 租约，租契；租期a written legal agreement by which the use of a building or piece of land is given by its owner to sb for a certain time in return for rent

　buy the ～　买下租借的…
　cancel ～　取消租约
　violate a ～　违反租约
　long ～　长期租借
　perpetual ～　永久租借
　by〔on〕～　以租借方式
　～ for　对…的租期
　～ of life　寿命

　The lease has yet 80 years to run.　租借期限还有80年。
　He signed the lease yesterday.　昨天他在租约上签了字。
　We've taken a lease on an office building.　我们已租了一栋办公楼。

 ♣ a new lease of〔on〕 life
　新生活，精神焕发　the ability to be happy, active, and successful again, especially after being weak or tired
　That long holiday has given me a new lease of life.　那个长假使我重新变得生气勃勃。