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hatchet

UK //ˈhætʃ.ɪt//US //ˈhætʃ.ɪt//

词源

源自中古法语hachete(小斧),是hache(斧头)的指小词,最终源于法兰克语happja(砍刀)。

noun

❶ 一种短柄小斧头,通常用于劈柴或露营时使用,比普通斧头更轻便易携带。

“He used a hatchet to chop firewood for the campfire.”

(他用一把小斧头为篝火劈柴。)

“The survival kit included a hatchet for emergencies.”

(急救包里有一把应急用的小斧头。)

同义词:small axe, tomahawk, hand axe

verb

❶ 用斧头砍劈,或比喻性地大幅削减某事物(如预算、人员等)。

“They had to hatchet the budget by 30% this year.”

(今年他们不得不将预算砍掉30%。)

“The company hatcheted hundreds of jobs to stay afloat.”

(公司为维持运营裁减了数百个岗位。)

同义词:cut, slash, reduce

常见短语

bury the hatchet — 和解或停止争执,字面意思是埋掉战斧,源自北美原住民的和解仪式。

“After years of feuding, the two families finally buried the hatchet.”

(经过多年争执后,这两个家族终于和解了。)

hatchet job — 指恶意中伤或刻意贬低的言行,尤指在新闻报道或评论中。

“That review was a real hatchet job on the author's reputation.”

(那篇评论对作者声誉进行了恶意诋毁。)