They reckoned he was a hatchet man, out to shred the workforce and crush the union.他们估计他是上司派来的刽子手，专门对工人大开杀戒，大肆镇压工会。The terrorists had shown their willingness to kill indiscriminately.恐怖分子已经表示他们意欲大开杀戒。Perhaps the cat was killing to satisfy its hunger.那只猫也许是为了填饱肚子而大开杀戒的。