Word · Frequency #28327
ax
斧头;斧
a tool with a heavy blade attached to a handle, used for chopping wood or cutting things down
- 1.
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
一种刃具,重型刀头横装在手柄上
一种刃具,重型刀头横装在手柄上;斧头
In use
He chopped the wood with a sharp ax.
The firefighter used an ax to break down the door.
The ax hangs on the wall in the shed.
use an ax to do sth
名词 ax 的用法:表示斧头,常用在 use ... to ... 结构中。
He used an ax to split the wood.
他用斧头把木头劈开。
ax sth
动词 ax 的用法:及物动词,意为“用斧砍/削”,直接接宾语。
They axed the dead branches.
他们用斧砍掉了枯枝。
be axed
动词 ax 的被动用法:常表示预算、项目等被削减。
The budget was axed.
预算被削减了。
Common mistakes
He cut the tree with ax.He cut the tree with an ax.
ax/axe 是可数名词,单数形式前必须有冠词或限定词;汉语没有冠词,所以容易漏掉 an。加上 an 后句子才符合英语名词短语规则。
He ax the project because of budget cuts.He axes the project because of budget cuts.
主语 He 是第三人称单数,一般现在时谓语动词要加 -s;ax 的第三人称单数形式是 axes,不能保持原形。
The store sells axs.The store sells axes.
ax 的复数不是直接在末尾加 s,而是变 x 为 es,写作 axes;axs 不是英语词形。
Connections
Collocations
- swing an ax
- 挥动斧头
- He swung the ax and split the log in one blow.他挥动斧头,一下就把木头劈开了。
- sharp ax
- 锋利的斧头
- Use a sharp ax, not a dull one.用一把锋利的斧头,不要用钝的。
- ax handle
- 斧柄
- The ax handle was replaced after it cracked.斧柄裂开后被换了一根。
- ax blade
- 斧刃
- He sharpened the ax blade with a file.他用锉刀磨快了斧刃。
- ax the project
- 取消项目;砍掉项目
- The manager decided to ax the project to save costs.经理决定取消这个项目以节省开支。
- get axed
- 被解雇;被裁员
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象斧头劈下,木桩裂成字母A和X的形状——a和x拼在一起就是ax(斧头)。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:woodcutting、camping 作为名词时,ax 表示‘斧头’,属于中性词汇,日常口语和书面语中都较常见,不限于正式或非正式场合。多用于指具体的伐木、露营等场景中的工具。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'ax': they end with /æks/. Be careful: 'axis' (/ˈæksɪs/) and 'axle' (/ˈæksəl/) share the initial spelling 'ax' but have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme with 'ax'.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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