名詞 hatchet:

1. weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
   同義詞：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.
   我認(rèn)為你們應(yīng)該和解，像往常一樣邀請他們來與你共度圣誕節(jié)。畢竟，現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該是和平與衷心祝福的時候。
2. Two newspapers did avery effective hatchet job on the Prime Minister's achievements.
   有兩家報紙對首相的成就極盡詆毀之能事。
3. A tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing roofing slates.
   石斧類似于短柄小斧的一種工具，用來修琢屋頂石板
4. The two countries decided to finally bury the hatchet.
   兩國決定休戰(zhàn)。

hatch.et

n.（名詞）
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，戰(zhàn)斧

來源：
Middle English hachet
中古英語 hachet
from Old French hachete [diminutive of] hache [ax]
源自 古法語 hachete [] hache的小后綴 [斧子]
[of Germanic origin] ; akin to Old High German happa [sickle]
[源于日耳曼語] ；類似于 古高地德語 happa [鐮刀]