每日商务英语 第120期:言归于好

 to bury the hatchet¹ 言归于好（成语）

 

英文释义 

To end an argument. (NOTE: "hatchet" was a smallceremonial war axe² that was buried by Americanindigenous people when they ended a war.)

 

例句 My uncles argued for years, but at my wedding, they decided³ to bury the hatchet and becomefriends again.我的叔叔们吵了好几年架，但在我的婚礼上，他们决定和解，重新和好。

1 hatchet   

n.短柄小斧；v.扼杀

参考例句：

• I shall have to take a hatchet to that stump.我得用一把短柄斧来劈这树桩。
• Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.别用斧头拍打朋友额头上的苍蝇。

2 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。