hatchet man 详细解释

hatchet man

n. 受雇的杀人凶手, 职业杀手, 打手, 走狗

ph.【俚】

1. 职业打手; 走狗

2. 受雇撰文诋毁他人者

That hatchet man released rumors of a sex scandal to the press.

那个撰文者把桃色丑闻泄露给新闻界。

词形变化

名词: hatcher | 动词过去式: hatched | 动词过去分词: hatched | 动词现在分词: hatching | 动词第三人称单数: hatches |

词义辨析

同义参见:

reporter  assassin  

英英释义

名词 hatchet man:

a professional killer

同义词:iceman

one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior

同义词:enforcer

补充

hatchet manhatchet mann.1.受雇的杀人凶手,职业杀手,打手,走狗

例句

1. They reckoned he was a hatchet man, out to shred the workforce and crush the union.他们认为他是个刀斧手, 被派来摧毁工人队伍、镇压工会。 2. She doesn't criticize her opponent's character directly. She has her hatchet men in the media do it for her.她不直接抨击对手的人格,而是让她在媒体的雇用诽谤者为她效力。 3. He was fired by his boss's hatchet man.他被老板的“刀斧手”开除了。