axe

[æks]

n.斧, 解雇, 倒闭
vt.用斧砍,解雇, 大量削减

例句与用法：

The heavy axe was awkward to use.

这把重斧头不好用。

The man cleft a block of wood in two with an axe.

那人用斧头把一块木头劈成两半。

Several of our plans got the axe when the new government came in.

新政府上台后，我们有几个计划被砍掉了。

Five hundred jobs were axed as a result of government spending cuts.

由于政府缩减经费的缘故，有五百人被突然解雇了。

详细释义：

【英】=ax