ax

[æks]

n.斧子, 解雇, (吉他等)乐器
vt.用斧砍,解雇, 削减
abbr.公理(=axiom)
abbr.轴线(=axis)

例句与用法：

The hunter cut off the animal's head with one chop of an ax.

猎人一斧砍下猎物的头。

The heavy ax was awkward to use.

这把重斧头不好用。

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

新政府上台后，我们有几个计划被砍掉了。

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

那人用斧头把一块木头劈成两半。

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。

词形变化：

异体字: axe | 名词复数: axes | 动词过去式: axed | 动词过去分词: axed | 动词现在分词: axing | 动词第三人称单数: axes |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. (长柄)斧; 斧形锤

2. 【口】解雇; 退学[the S]

3. 乐器(尤指吉他)

vt.

1. 用斧劈; 用斧修整

2. 【口】解雇

3. 削减; 撤销

After several months the project was axed by the government.

数月后政府中止了该项工程。

短语词组：

get the ax

1. 被解雇; 被开除

Jack got the ax last week.

杰克上星期被解雇。

give sb. the ax

1. 解雇某人; 开除某人

The boss gave Jack the ax.

老板解雇了杰克。