n.斧子；解雇；(吉他等)樂器
vt.用斧砍；解雇；削減
abbr.公理(=axiom)
abbr.軸線(=axis)
He hacked the box apart with the ax. 他用斧頭把盒子劈開。
My colleague got the ax yesterday. 我的同事昨天被解雇了
用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)Five hundred jobs were axed as a result of government spending cuts. 由于政府縮減經(jīng)費(fèi)的緣故，有五百人被突然解雇了。
After several months the project was axed by the government. 數(shù)月後政府中止了該項(xiàng)工程。
