| 释义 |
▪ I. re-ˈlet, v.2|riː-|
[re- 5 a.]
trans. To let again. Hence re-ˈletting vbl. n.
1780A. Young Tour in Ireland i. 53, I found rents in general at 20s. an acre, with much relet at 30s. 1812Sinclair Syst. Husb. Scot. ii. 60 To give an industrious..tenant a preference, when the farm is to be re-let. 1872Spectator 5 Oct. 1267/1 When the landlord relets..those farms on which the old tenants were not willing to pay for the improvement. 1897Daily News 15 Oct. 3/1 The re-letting of premises in Finsbury-circus.
▪ II. re-let, n.|ˈriːlɛt|
[f. the vb.]
A property that is let again.
1969Guardian 29 Oct. 1/8 A vast increase in the number of ‘re-lets’ among existing corporation houses. 1971Daily Tel. 5 Aug. 10/7 Relets could be made to young people and earn {pstlg}40 to {pstlg}50 a week for the landlord instead of perhaps {pstlg}10. 1976Times 7 Jan. 13 Even allowing for the substantial numbers of relets from the existing stock, the magnitude of the loss of this source of housing in the new communities is evident. |