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
Mike likes to write by the nice bright light at night.
迈克喜欢晚上在柔和明亮的灯光下写作。
His argument doesn't hold water.
他的论点站不住脚。
The weeks passed and the grass grew.
几个星期过去了，草长了起来。