| 单词 | axe |
| 释义 | nounverbaxeBrE /æks/ NAmE /æks/ noun (especiallyBrE ) (US usuallyax ) a tool with a wooden handle and a heavy metal blade , used for chopping wood , cutting down trees , etc .斧 ➡ see also battleaxe, ice axe, pickaxethe axe [sing. ](informal ) (often used in newspapers 常用于报刊中) if sb gets the axe , they lose their job ; if an institution or a project gets the axe , it is closed or stopped , usually because of a lack of money （遭）解雇；倒闭；被停业◆ Up to 300 workers are facing the axe at a struggling Merseyside firm . 默西赛德的一家艰苦挣扎的公司有多达 300 名工人面临被解雇。◆ Patients are delighted their local hospital has been saved from the axe . 病人高兴的是当地医院得以免遭关闭。 ● ˌhave an ˈaxe to grind to have private reasons for being involved in sth or for arguing for a particular cause 有私心；有个人打算◆ She had no axe to grind and was only acting out of concern for their safety . 她毫无私心，这样做只是出于对他们安全的担忧。axeBrE /æks/ NAmE /æks/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they axe BrE /æks/ NAmE /æks/ present simple - he / she / it axes BrE /ˈæksɪz/ NAmE /ˈæksɪz/ past simple axed BrE /ækst/ NAmE /ækst/ past participle axed BrE /ækst/ NAmE /ækst/ -ing form axing BrE /ˈæksɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈæksɪŋ/ (BrE ) (US ax ) [often passive ]~sth (informal ) (often used in newspapers 常用于报刊中) to get rid of a service , system , etc . or to reduce the money spent on it by a large amount 精简（机构等）；大量削减（经费等）◆ Other less profitable services are to be axed later this year . 其他盈利较少的服务预计今年稍晚将被大量削减。~sb (informal ) (often used in newspapers 常用于报刊中) to remove sb from their job 解雇；开除◆ Jones has been axed from the team . 琼斯已被开除出队。~sb to kill sb with an axe用斧把…砍死 |
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