| 单词 | axe |
| 释义 | axe (US also ax) [æks] noun countable ■a tool used for cutting wood and which consists of a heavy iron or steel blade at the end of a long wooden handle 斧，斧子 •Julian used an axe to chop down the old apple tree.茱利安用斧子砍倒了那棵老苹果树。 the axe UK (ALSO US also the ax) ■when someone loses their job 解雇；裁员；开除 •Over 500 staff are facing the axe at the Nottingham factory.在诺丁汉的工厂有500多位员工面临被解雇的命运。 get the axe UK ■When a service or plan gets the axe, it is stopped or prevented from happening （业务、计划等）被取消，被撤销，被砍掉 •Religious programmes will be the first to get the axe if she's put in charge of the station.如果她负责电台工作，宗教节目将首先被删掉。 (US also ax) [æks] noun countable have an axe to grind ■to have a strong opinion about something, which you often try to persuade other people is correct 想说服别人；想争个对错 •Environmentalists have no political axe to grind - they just want to save the planet.环境保护主义者并非想在政治上争个对错——他们仅仅想拯救这个星球而已。 (US also ax) [æks] verb transitive ■to reduce services, jobs, payments a lot or completely without warning or in a single action （突然）裁减，撤销，取消，砍掉 •Because of the recession the company is to axe 350 jobs.因为经济不景气，公司将裁员350人。 •The TV series will be axed owing to a decline in popularity.因为收视率下降，这出电视连续剧会被删掉。 |
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