headhunting
/hed-huhn-ting/US // ˈhɛdˌhʌn tɪŋ //
猎头,猎头服务,猎头公司,挖角
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the practice of hunting down and decapitating victims and preserving their heads as trophies.
- : the act or practice of actively searching for new employees, especially for professionals or executives: Every June the electronics manufacturers go headhunting among the newly graduated engineers.
- : the act or practice of firing without cause, especially someone disliked: Their periodic headhunting was a contributing factor in the company's failures.
- : the act or practice of trying to destroy the power, position, or influence of one's competitors or foes: Headhunting is ferocious in advertising.
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Examples
You said a headhunting firm put that bogus degree on your résumé and you never noticed it.
Bigwigs headhunting superhumans to run splashy enterprises eyeball you.
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