| 单词 | axe |
| 释义 | axe noun¹ 1 (especially bre) (name usually ax) tool工具verb + axe | axe + verb | preposition | phrases verb + axe➤brandish, carry, heft, hold, wield挥舞／带着／举起／手握／挥动斧头◆a man used to wielding an axe fought best on foot.惯用斧头的人最善于步战。➤use使用斧头▸➤swing挥舞斧头▸➤sharpen磨快斧头axe + verb➤fall斧头落下◆the executioner's axe fell.刽子手手起斧落。preposition➤with an/the axe用斧头◆to chop a tree down with an axe用斧头砍倒一棵树phrases➤a blow from an axe, a blow of an axe一记板斧◆with a few swift blows of the axe, she severed the cable.她用斧子干净利落地砍了几下，就把电缆切断了。axe noun² 2 (especially bre) (name usually ax) the axe complete loss of sth/big reduction in sth完全丧失；大幅度的削减verb + the axe | the axe + verb verb + the axe➤be given, get被取消◆his prime-time tv show is likely to get the axe.他在黄金时段的电视节目很可能会被取消。➤swing, wield (both especially bre) 取消；大幅削减◆wielding the axe on the prison plan would be one way of saving money.取消监狱规划会是省钱的一种方法。➤face (bre) 面临解雇◆up to 300 workers are facing the axe at a struggling merseyside firm.默西赛德郡一家濒临倒闭的公司有多达 300 名工人正面临被解雇。➤save sb/sth from使⋯免遭关闭◆patients are delighted their local hospital has been saved from the axe.患者都很高兴，因为当地那家医院未遭关闭。the axe + verb➤fall损失发生◆we were expecting bad news but had no idea where the axe would fall (= where the loss would be).我们预料到有坏消息，却不知道遭殃的会是什么。 axe (name spelling also ax) /æks/ noun (informal) [singular] the axe used especially in newspapers to describe strong measures that are taken to reduce costs, such as removing workers from their jobs, closing parts of a company, etc. （尤用于报章）解雇，关闭◆up to 300 workers are facing the axe at the struggling company. 在这家苦苦挣扎的公司里，多达 300 名工人将遭解雇。◆the company has not announced which of its factories will get the axe. 公司没宣布关闭哪一家工厂。 axe (name spelling also ax) /æks/ verb (informal) [transitive] to take strong measures to reduce costs, such as removing workers from their jobs, closing parts of a company, etc. 解雇；被停业◆other less profitable services are to be axed later this year. 今年较后时候，其他盈利少的服务项目即将取消。☞ axe☞ axe axe (bre) (name ax) [transitive, often passive] (rather informal, journalism新闻) to get rid of sth such as a service or system, or to reduce the money spent on it by a large amount精简（机构等）；大量削减（服务、经费等）◆other less profitable services are to be axed later this year.其他盈利较少的服务项目预定今年稍晚将大量削减。◆the series was axed after only six episodes.那个系列节目只播了六集就被砍了。 axe (bre) (name ax) [transitive, usually passive] (journalism新闻) to remove sb from their job解雇；开除◆300 jobs are to be axed at a local chemical works.当地一家化工厂要削减 300 个职位。◆jones has been axed from the team.琼斯已被开除出队。ⓘ axe is used especially in journalism when a large number of people are made redundant at the same time; it is more usual to talk about the jobs being axed, rather than the people. * axe 尤用于新闻报道中，指同时解雇大批人员； axe 的宾语常常是 jobs，而不是人。axe¹/æks ||; æks/(especially us 尤为美 ax) noun [c] a tool with a wooden handle and a heavy metal head with a sharp edge, used for cutting wood, etc 斧头 ☞picture at garden 见 garden 插图 axe²/æks ||; æks/(especially us 尤为美 ax) verb [t] 1. to remove sb/sth 砍掉；去除；裁减: ◇hundreds of jobs have been axed. 数以百计的职位被裁减。 2. to reduce sth by a great amount 大幅削减: ◇school budgets are to be axed. 学校的预算将大幅削减。 ☞this verb is used especially in newspapers. 这个动词尤见于报刊。 ☞ axe¹☞ axe² |
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