hatchet

IPA/ˈhætʃɪt/
KK[hˈætʃət]IPA/ˈhætʃɪt/

hatchet — 名詞

  • hatchetsingular
  • hatchetsplural

1. a compact axe designed for one-handed chopping of wood, roots, or branches.

1.名詞B1
釋義

手斧

短柄、可單手用的小斧頭

a compact axe designed for one-handed chopping of wood, roots, or branches.

例句

Tuan used a hatchet to split dry wood for the campfire.

Tuan 用手斧劈開乾木頭來生營火。

use a hatchet to split wood

The gardener kept a hatchet in the shed for cutting thick roots.

園丁把手斧放在小屋裡，好砍粗樹根。

常見搭配
  • camp hatchet
  • hatchet handle
  • hatchet blade
  • swing a hatchet
同義詞
  • axe

    the broader everyday word and often a larger tool than a hatchet

  • hand axe

    very close in meaning, but often sounds more technical or historical

文法句型

a/the hatchet

use a hatchet to + verb

hatchet + for + verb-ing

用法筆記

Usually refers to a smaller axe that you can control with one hand. It is common in contexts such as camping, chopping wood, and cutting roots or branches.

常見錯誤

Padma packed an axe for chopping small branches at camp.
Padma packed a hatchet for chopping small branches at camp.
a hatchet is the smaller, one-handed tool.
The chef used a hatchet to slice onions.
The chef used a kitchen knife to slice onions.
a hatchet is for rough chopping, not normal kitchen cutting.

2. a light axe with a short handle that is carried or used as a weapon, especially

2.名詞B2
釋義

戰斧

作戰用的短柄小斧

a light axe with a short handle that is carried or used as a weapon, especially in historical descriptions.

例句

The guide pointed to a hatchet hanging beside the bow in the display case.

導覽員指著展示櫃裡掛在弓旁邊的一把戰斧。

hatchet shown as a weapon in a museum display

In the film, the warrior raised a hatchet before charging across the field.

電影裡，那名戰士舉起戰斧，衝過了原野。

常見搭配
  • stone hatchet
  • war hatchet
  • carry a hatchet
  • raise a hatchet
同義詞
  • tomahawk

    the more specific word for the Indigenous North American weapon

  • battle axe

    usually suggests a larger and heavier weapon than a hatchet

文法句型

a/the hatchet

carry a hatchet

raise a hatchet

用法筆記

Often appears in museum, history, or film contexts rather than in everyday speech. Tomahawk is common when the speaker means the specific Indigenous North American weapon.

常見錯誤

The museum showed a big battle axe from the tribe.
The museum showed a hatchet from the tribe.
hatchet emphasizes the smaller, short-handled weapon.
She bought a hatchet for cutting vegetables in the kitchen.
She bought a cleaver for cutting vegetables in the kitchen.
in this sense, hatchet means a weapon, not a kitchen tool.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • hatchet handle
  • hatchet blade
  • hatchet head

常用片語

  • carry a hatchet
  • swing a hatchet
  • sharpen a hatchet

介系詞搭配

  • with a hatchet