lease

1. N-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.
   1. 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。
2. VERB 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.
   1. He went to Toronto, where he leased an apartment...
      他去了多伦多，在那儿租了一间公寓。
   2. She hopes to lease the building to students...
      她希望把房子租给学生。
   3. 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。
3. PHRASE （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.
   1. The operation has given me a new lease of life.
      手术使我重获新生。

noun

1. （房屋、设备或土地的）租约，租契
   a 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
   1. to take out a lease on a house
      办理房屋租约
   2. The lease expires/runs out next year.
      这份租约明年到期。
   3. 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。

verb

1. 租用，租借，出租（尤指房地产或设备）
   to use or let sb use sth, especially property or equipment, in exchange for rent or a regular payment
   1. 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。
   2. We lease all our computer equipment.
      我们所有的计算机设备都是租来的。
   3. Parts of the building are leased out to tenants.
      这栋大楼有一部分租出去了。