ax 详细解释

ax

[æks]

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

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。

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 |

词义辨析

同义参见:

hatchet  

英英释义

名词 ax:

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

同义词:axe

动词 ax:

chop or split with an ax

同义词:axe

terminate

同义词:axe

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。

补充

axax英:[æks] 美:[æks]n.1.斧头v.1.削减

例句

1. I axed her once if she would want pipes and t'ings put into her body.我曾经问过她是否想把导管之类的东西植入体内。 2. He had a political ax to grind with his opponent.他在政治上对自己的对手别有用心。 3. She claims that she has no ax to grind in criticizing the proposed law.她声称她批评那个法律提案没有任何私心。 4. The school program escaped the ax this year. [=the school program was not cut/eliminated this year]学校的那门课程今年没有被取消。 5. The employees with less experience got the ax. [=were fired]经验不足的员工被解雇了 6. His boss gave him the ax.他老板把他辞退了。 7. Congress took an ax to the program. [=Congress severely reduced the amount of money to be given to the program]国会大幅削减了这一计划的资金。 8. The television program was axed [=dropped] from the new schedule.这档电视节日被从新的电视节目表里拿掉了。 9. The boss told him that he had been axed.老板告诉他他被解雇了。