"hired gun" 怎么发音

expression

US

HY-erd GUN

UK

HY-ud GUN

释义

A 'hired gun' is someone paid to do a difficult or dangerous job, often used for a professional (like a lawyer or consultant) brought in to solve a problem, or literally for a contract killer.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈhaɪɝd/ /ˈɡən

英式英语

hˈaɪəd/ /ɡˈʌn

简化发音

美式

HY-erd GUN

英式

HY-ud GUN

语境中听

The company hired a hired gun to fix their problems.

He acted like a hired gun during the trial.

A hired gun was sent to finish the job.

They brought in a hired gun to turn the failing project around.