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work as a headhunter
指以招聘人才为职业的人。
She works as a headhunter for a tech company.
她在一家科技公司做猎头。
猎头；物色人才的人
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猎头；物色人才的人
a person who recruits personnel, especially for corporations
She works as a headhunter for a tech company.
她在一家科技公司做猎头。
实施猎头习俗的人,即杀害他人并保存其头颅的人。
A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
为公司招聘专业人才(尤其是高管)的人。
One who recruits skilled personnel, especially executive-level ones, for a company.
向击球员头部投球的投手。
A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
用曲棍球棒击打对方头部的球员。
A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.
The headhunter called me about a new marketing position.
猎头给我打电话，谈一个新的市场营销职位。
She worked with a headhunter to find a better job.
她与猎头合作，想找一份更好的工作。
Headhunters often contact people who are already employed.
猎头常常联系已经就业的人。
指以招聘人才为职业的人。
She works as a headhunter for a tech company.
她在一家科技公司做猎头。
常见于求职场合，表示被猎头主动联系。
He was contacted by a headhunter about a new position.
他被一位猎头就一个新职位联系了。
headhunter for... 表示猎头服务的公司或所招聘的职位。“for”后接对象。
The firm hired a headhunter for the chief financial officer position.
这家公司聘请了一位猎头来物色首席财务官人选。
此义指原始社会中猎取人头作为战利品的人，与“招聘猎头”不同。
The headhunter who preserved the head as a trophy was feared by the villagers.
那个把头颅作为战利品保存的猎头者令村民们感到恐惧。
Not this
He is headhunter.
Use this
He is a headhunter.
headhunter 是单数可数名词，单独使用时前面需要加冠词 a；中文“他是猎头”没有冠词，直译过来容易漏掉。
Not this
There are many headhunter in the city.
Use this
There are many headhunters in the city.
many 后接可数名词复数，headhunter 的复数形式是 headhunters；中文名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏加 -s。
Not this
She is a headhunter of a large company.
Use this
She is a headhunter for a large company.
表示“为某公司物色人才”时，用介词 for 而不用 of；of 表达所属关系，放在这里语义不对。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
与猎头合作
She worked with a headhunter to find a new job.
她与猎头合作寻找新工作。
高管猎头
The company hired an executive headhunter for the CEO search.
公司为寻找首席执行官聘请了一位高管猎头。
猎头费
Headhunter fees are usually paid by the employer.
猎头费通常由雇主支付。
独立猎头
He left the agency and set up as an independent headhunter.
他离开公司，成为一名独立猎头。
猎头部落
The expedition encountered a headhunter tribe in the jungle.
探险队在丛林中遇到了一个猎头部落。
我需要一个猎头。
Front 242's 1988 single 'Headhunter' includes the repeated line 'I need a headhunter.'
Front 242 1988年的单曲《Headhunter》中反复出现的一句歌词是“我需要一个猎头。”
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记忆联想：head（头）+hunter（猎人）——原始人猎取敌人头颅，现代人猎取‘头脑人才’，即猎头。
语域：informal 常见场景：企业招聘、人力资源行业 在现代商务和招聘行业中，该词多指帮助企业物色人才的“猎头”。这个说法比较口语化，属于非正式但常见的用法；在正式书面文件或合同中，通常会采用更正式的说法。
headhunter 的首音节 /hed/ 与 head、ahead 相同；词尾的 -hunter 读 /hʌntə/，与 hunter 完全一致。punter 的 /ʌntə/ 部分与 -hunter 的后半部分同音，但少了 /h/。注意 headstrong 虽然拼写含 head，但读 /ˈhedstrɒŋ/，与 headhunter /ˈhedhʌntə/ 并不押韵。
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