Word · Frequency #28912
hitmen
职业杀手；受雇杀手
hitmen is the plural of hitman.
核心释义
特指男性，通常受黑手党等犯罪组织雇用。
A male contract killer, especially one hired by the mafia.
- 1.
男性职业杀手,尤其是受黑手党雇佣的
A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.
- 2.
进球者；得分的人
A goalscorer; someone who scores goals.
进球者；得分球员；男性职业杀手,尤其是受黑手党雇佣的；进球者；得分的人；职业杀手
用法In use
The detective spent years tracking down the hitman responsible for several murders.
用法提示：hitman 为名词，在句中作宾语，指受雇杀人的职业杀手。
If you need someone eliminated, you can hire a hitman, but it's illegal.
用法提示：hitman 为名词，在句中作宾语，指可被雇佣的职业杀手。
The hitman was caught on camera just before he entered the building.
用法提示：hitman 为名词，在句中作主语，指被拍到的职业杀手。
a/an (adj) hitman
hitman是可数名词，可受形容词修饰。
He was a ruthless hitman.
他是一个冷酷的职业杀手。
hitman + verb (action)
常搭配表示执行任务的动词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hire a hitman
- 雇佣职业杀手
- The businessman was arrested for trying to hire a hitman to kill his wife.这名商人因试图雇佣职业杀手杀害妻子而被捕。
- mafia hitman
- 黑手党职业杀手
- He worked as a mafia hitman for ten years before he was arrested.他做了十年黑手党职业杀手，直到被捕。
- professional hitman
- 职业杀手
- The killer was a professional hitman, so he left no evidence.凶手是职业杀手，所以没有留下任何证据。
- prolific hitman
- 高产射手
- The club's prolific hitman has scored 20 goals in his last 15 games.俱乐部的高产射手在最近15场比赛中打进了20球。
- England hitman
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆分 hit（击）+ man（人）：受雇去“击”目标的人，就是职业杀手。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、犯罪题材影视、体育评论 该词有两个常见含义：指‘职业杀手’时多用于新闻报道、犯罪题材影视或口语，语气比 contract killer 随意；指‘进球者’时常见于体育报道，属于较非正式的说法。正式写作中建议选用更正式的词语。
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式为不规则变化 hitmen，不能说 hitmans。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that match hitman's final -man /mæn/ sound: gunman, conman, superman, businessman (AmE). Beware lookalikes spelled with -man but pronounced with reduced /mən/: postman, spokesman.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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