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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。
枪手；雇佣杀手
hired guns — plural of hired gun
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枪手；雇佣杀手
a person hired to shoot someone; a gunman for hire
He was a hired gun for the organization.
他是该组织的枪手。
这里指受雇杀人的枪手，不是替考或代笔的枪手。
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。
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。
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.
The movie’s villain is a hired gun who never reveals his real name.
电影中的反派是一名从不透露真实姓名的受雇枪手。
The detective suspected the missing man had been killed by a hired gun.
侦探怀疑那名失踪的男子是被一名受雇枪手杀害的。
The two hired guns waited in the shadows for their target.
那两名受雇枪手在暗处等待他们的目标。
系表结构，表示身份。
He was a hired gun for the organization.
他是该组织的枪手。
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。
动词use后接a hired gun作宾语。
The drug lord used a hired gun to silence witnesses.
毒枭用枪手让证人闭嘴。
Not this
他是一名雇佣枪。
Use this
他是一名枪手。
直译错误：将“hired gun”拆译为“雇佣枪”，忽略了英语短语整体表示“受雇的枪手”之意。
Not this
我雇佣枪了他。
Use this
我雇了一名枪手。
词性混淆：将名词短语“hired gun”误用作动词，正确用法是作名词，搭配动词“雇”时需添加量词“一名”。
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