hatchet

名词 hatchet:

1. weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
   同义词：tomahawk
2. a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)

1. I think you should bury the hatchet and invite them to spend Christmas with you as you used to. It is supposed to be the season of peace and good will after all.
   我认为你们应该和解，像往常一样邀请他们来与你共度圣诞节。毕竟，现在应该是和平与衷心祝福的时候。
2. Two newspapers did avery effective hatchet job on the Prime Minister's achievements.
   有两家报纸对首相的成就极尽诋毁之能事。
3. A tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing roofing slates.
   石斧类似于短柄小斧的一种工具，用来修琢屋顶石板
4. The two countries decided to finally bury the hatchet.
   两国决定休战。

hatch.et

n.（名词）
A small, short-handled ax for use in one hand.
短柄小斧：一只手用的短把小斧
A tomahawk.
石斧，战斧

来源：
Middle English hachet
中古英语 hachet
from Old French hachete [diminutive of] hache [ax]
源自 古法语 hachete [] hache的小后缀 [斧子]
[of Germanic origin] ; akin to Old High German happa [sickle]
[源于日耳曼语] ；类似于 古高地德语 happa [镰刀]