| 词汇 | ax |
| 释义 | ax (verb) ax 6 ENTRIES FOUND: ax (noun) ax (verb) battle-ax (noun) ice ax (noun) axis (noun) escape (verb) 1 ax (US) noun or axe /ˈæks/ plural axes 1 ax (US) noun or axe /ˈæks/ plural axes Learner's definition of AX [count] : a tool that has a heavy metal blade and a long handle and that is used for chopping wood斧；斧子 — see also ice ax, pickax ax to grind : a hidden and often selfish purpose for doing something.自私企图；个人打算 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。 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。 escape the ax informal : to avoid being ended, eliminated, reduced, etc.避免被终结；避免被削减 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。 get the ax informal : to lose your job : to be fired from your job失业；被解雇 The employees with less experience got the ax. [=were fired]经验不足的员工被解雇了 give (someone) the ax informal : to dismiss (someone) from a job : to fire (someone)辞退；解雇 His boss gave him the ax.他老板把他辞退了。 take the/an ax to informal : to eliminate (something) or reduce (something) severely取消；削减 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。 2 ax verb or axe /ˈæks/ axes; axed; axing 2 ax verb or axe /ˈæks/ axes; axed; axing Learner's definition of AX [+ object] informal 1 : to cut or remove (something)削减；移除 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。 2 : to fire (someone)解雇；开除 The boss told him that he had been axed.老板告诉他他被解雇了。 |
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