Phrase
hired gun
枪手；雇佣杀手
a person hired to shoot someone; a gunman for hire
这里指受雇杀人的枪手，不是替考或代笔的枪手。
- 1.
A person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of their employer.
受雇为武装警卫、执行者或雇佣兵,准备使用枪械或类似暴力手段来维护雇主利益的人。
- 2.
A person who is employed to advance the interests of their employer, especially in a vigorous manner using such methods as political lobbying, legal advocacy, or persuasion.
受雇以积极方式推进雇主利益的人,尤其通过政治游说、法律辩护或说服等方法。
受雇为武装警卫、执行者或雇佣兵,准备使用枪械或类似暴力手段来维护雇主利益的人。；受雇以积极方式推进雇主利益的人,尤其通过政治游说、法律辩护或说服等方法。；枪手
In use
The movie’s villain is a hired gun who never reveals his real name.
The detective suspected the missing man had been killed by a hired gun.
The two hired guns waited in the shadows for their target.
be a hired gun
系表结构，表示身份。
He was a hired gun for the organization.
他是该组织的枪手。
work as a hired gun
表示以枪手身份工作。
Several mercenaries work as hired guns in conflict zones.
几名雇佣兵在冲突地区充当枪手。
use a hired gun
动词use后接a hired gun作宾语。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- hired guns
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.