axe
axe
(美 亦作 ax)
noun
[with obj.]
have an axe to grind
(美 亦作 ax)
noun
- a tool used for chopping wood, typically of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle
斧子
■(the axe)a measure intended to reduce costs drastically, especially one involving redundancies
（为大幅度降低成本而）裁减，撤销（尤指重复的部分）
thirty staff are facing the axe at the Royal Infirmary.
皇家医院有30名员工面临裁员。 - (informal)a musical instrument used in popular music or jazz, especially a guitar or (originally) a saxophone
(非正式)（流行音乐或爵士乐中的）乐器（尤指吉他或萨克斯管）
[with obj.]
- end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly
裁减；取消；解雇
the company is axing 125 jobs.
公司要裁减125个职位。
2,500 staff were axed as part of a rationalization programme.
根据合理化改革的安排，解雇了2，500名员工。
■reduce (costs or services) drastically
（大幅）减少（费用，服务）
the Chancellor warned the cabinet to axe public spending.
总理警告内阁要减少公费开支。 - cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively
（用斧）砍；击（坏）
the mahogany panelling had been axed.
红木镶板被砍坏了。
have an axe to grind
- have a private reason for doing or being involved in something
（做事）有个人打算
- Old English æx, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aaks and German Axt
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