摘要：该习语的起源与北美印第安部落的和平仪式直接相关。战斧（hatchet）是印第安部落的核心武器，当部落间达成和平协议时，会举行“埋战斧”仪式，将武器深埋地下，象征彻底终止敌对状态。
bury the hatchet
化干戈为玉帛；消除隔阂（重归于好）；（争吵后）和解，结束争端，言归于好，冰释前嫌，达成停战
该习语的起源与北美印第安部落的和平仪式直接相关。战斧（hatchet）是印第安部落的核心武器，当部落间达成和平协议时，会举行“埋战斧”仪式，将武器深埋地下，象征彻底终止敌对状态。
该短语强调双方放下过往矛盾，重新建立友好或和平关系，隐含“彻底摒弃长期敌意、不再追究过往”的意味。其语义重点在于“主动和解的行动”，而非单纯的“矛盾终止”，且适用于个人、团体、国家等多主体间的关系修复。常用搭配为“bury the hatchet with sb”（与某人和解）、“bury the hatchet over sth”（就某事和解），主语需为争端双方（复数或集合名词）。如：
After months of silence, he finally called her to bury the hatchet.
沉默了数月后，他终于打电话给她求和。
We both agreed we'd behaved childishly, and buried the hatchet by going to lunch together.
我们都承认自己的行为很幼稚，于是重归旧好，一起去吃了午餐。
The neighboring countries buried the hatchet and signed a trade agreement.
邻国之间冰释前嫌，签署了贸易协定。
After years of not speaking, she finally buried the hatchet with her childhood best friend.
多年互不往来后，她最终和儿时最好的朋友冰释前嫌。
He decided to bury the hatchet with his brother, even though they’d argued for years.
尽管吵了多年，他还是决定和弟弟言归于好。
The two actors, who’d feuded publicly for months, buried the hatchet with a hug at the awards show.
这两位公开不和数月的演员，在颁奖典礼上拥抱和解。
My colleague and I buried the hatchet with a cup of coffee, putting our work rivalry behind us.
我和同事喝了杯咖啡和解，把工作上的竞争抛到了脑后。
She knew it was time to bury the hatchet with her ex-boyfriend for the sake of their shared pet.
为了他们共同养的宠物，她知道是时候和前男友重归于好了。
The neighboring presidents met in person to bury the hatchet with each other after the border conflict.
边境冲突后，两国总统亲自会面，彼此达成和解。
The two families finally buried the hatchet over the property division that had torn them apart.
这两家人终于就曾让他们反目的财产分割问题冰释前嫌。
The team members buried the hatchet over their disagreement about the project timeline.
团队成员们就项目时间表的分歧达成了和解。
Couples often need to bury the hatchet over small daily arguments to keep their marriage happy.
夫妻若想婚姻幸福，往往需要就日常的小争吵和解。
The two countries buried the hatchet over the long-standing territorial dispute during the summit.
两国在峰会上就长期存在的领土争端握手言和。
The teachers buried the hatchet over their debate about how to teach the new curriculum.
老师们就如何教授新课程的争论达成了和解。
The two athletes buried the hatchet over the unfair call that had caused tension between them.
两位运动员就曾引发彼此矛盾的不公判罚和解。
注意：bury the hatchet和bury your differences是同义词。
来源：翅膀英语一点号
