Hatchet man
受雇诽谤文人, 打手, 走狗
📖 牛津释义
hatchet man
(infml 口)
(a) person employed to discredit and remove opponents or to carry out criminal tasks 受雇从事诋毁及除掉对手之活动的人; 受雇执行罪恶使命的人.
(b) person employed to reduce staff and expenditure in a firm, etc 企业等中执行裁减人员及费用之事务的雇员.
🧩 词语组成解析
hatchet
['hætʃit]
n. 短柄小斧;言归于好;
adj. 瘦削而棱角分明的;
man
[mæn]
n. 男人;人类;男子汉;雇工;
vt. 使振作;操纵;给…配置人员;在…就位;
int. （表示惊讶、气愤等）嘿，天哪;
🗣️ 情景例句
Bye-bye.
再见。
He could always come up with a reason for them to linger another month.
他总能想出个理由来让他们再耽误上一个月。
I bought it the day it was released.
它发行的当天我就买了。