英语词汇“bury the hatchet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bury /berˈi or bərˈi/

transitive verb

burˈying

burˈied

To hide in the ground

To cover, hide, put (something) deep inside something else

To consign (a dead body) to the grave, the sea, etc

To hide or blot out of remembrance

(in passive) to be deeply engrossed (in)

noun

dialect

A burrow

ORIGIN: OE byrgan to bury; Ger bergen to hide

burying beetle noun

A beetle (Necrophorus or a related genus) that buries small animals as food for its larvae

burying ground noun

A plot of ground set apart for burying the dead

A graveyard

burying place noun

bury one's head in the sand

To refuse to face the facts

bury the hatchet see under hatchet

hatchet /hachˈit/

noun

A small axe for use in one hand

ORIGIN: Fr hachette, from hacher to chop

hatchˈety adjective

Like a hatchet

hatchˈet-faced adjective

Having a narrow face with a sharp profile like a hatchet

hatchet job noun (informal)

hatchet man noun (informal)

A gunman
A severely critical journalist
A person who does illegal, unpleasant or destructive work for a politician or political party or other boss or company
A person who destroys or attempts to destroy another's reputation or standing

bury the hatchet

To end a war or dispute (from a custom of Native N Americans)