"hatchet man" 怎么发音
expression
ˈhætʃət/ /ˈmæn
HATCH-it MAN
hˈætʃɪt/ /mˈæn
HATCH-it MAN
释义
A person whose job is to carry out unpleasant or ruthless tasks for someone in power, especially firing people or taking harsh actions.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhætʃət/ /ˈmæn
英式英语
hˈætʃɪt/ /mˈæn
简化发音
美式
HATCH-it MAN
英式
HATCH-it MAN
语境中听
The company brought in a hatchet man to fire half the staff.
No one likes to be the hatchet man in any organization.
He acted as the hatchet man for the new manager.
Nobody wants the job of hatchet man, but someone has to do it.