| 词汇 | axe |
| 释义 | axe noun [ C ] (US also ax) uk/æks/ us/æks/ 斧，斧子 a tool that has a heavy iron or steel blade at the end of a long wooden handle, used for cutting wood Julian used an axe to chop down the old apple tree. 朱利安用斧子砍倒了那棵老苹果树。 the axe(US also the ax) 解雇;裁员;开除 the situation in which someone loses their job Over 500 staff are facing the axe. 500多位员工面临被解雇的命运。 get the axe(US also get the ax) （业务、计划等）被取消，被撤销，被砍掉 When a service, plan, etc. gets the axe, it is stopped or prevented from happening. 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，宗教节目将首先被砍掉。 Idiom have an axe to grindidiom 想说服别人;想争个对错 to have a strong personal opinion about something that you want people to accept and that is the reason why you do something 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。 axe verb [ T ] (US also ax) uk/æks/ us/æks/ （突然）裁减，撤销，取消，砍掉 to reduce services, jobs, payments, etc. a lot or completely without warning or in a single action 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，这部电视连续剧会被砍掉。 |
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