lease /li:s/ I. n. ［c］ 租约，租契：extend the lease for ten years 把租借期限延长10年；sign the lease 在租约上签字 His lease expires on May 31st. 他的租契于5月31日期满。［考句］The lease on this apartment expires in a year’s time. 这套公寓的租赁期为一年。‖II. vt. 出租；租得：lease a piece of land out for two years 将一块地出租两年