Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense leases, present participle leasing, past tense, past participle leased
1N-COUNT 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. 租约;租契;出租协议
He took up a 10 year lease on the house at Rossie Priory. [+ on]
他签了一份10年租约,租下了罗茜大宅的房子。
2VERB 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. 租借;租用;出租
He went to Toronto, where he leased an apartment. [VERB noun]
他去了多伦多,在那儿租了一间公寓。
She hopes to lease the building to students. [VERB noun + to]
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. [VERB noun noun]
3PHRASE (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. (较昔日更加)焕发生机;重振雄风