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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。
斧头；斧
axes — plural of ax
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
斧头；斧
a tool with a heavy blade attached to a handle, used for chopping wood or cutting things down
He used an ax to split the wood.
他用斧头把木头劈开。
一种刃具,重型刀头横装在手柄上
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
He chopped the wood with a sharp ax.
他用一把锋利的斧头劈木头。
The firefighter used an ax to break down the door.
消防员用斧头破门。
The ax hangs on the wall in the shed.
斧头挂在棚屋的墙上。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He cut the tree with ax.
Use this
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。
Not this
He ax the project because of budget cuts.
Use this
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。
Not this
The store sells axs.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
斧柄
The ax handle was replaced after it cracked.
斧柄裂开后被换了一根。
斧刃
He sharpened the ax blade with a file.
他用锉刀磨快了斧刃。
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。
被解雇；被裁员
Many employees got axed during the restructuring.
重组期间许多员工被解雇了。
被解雇；被取消
The show got the ax after one season.
这部剧播出一季就被砍掉了。
别有用心；有个人目的
He claims to be neutral, but he has an ax to grind.
他声称自己中立，但他另有所图。
解雇某人；与某人分手
The boss gave him the ax for slacking off.
老板因为他偷懒而解雇了他。
斧头忘了，树却记得。
This Zimbabwean proverb uses 'ax' as a symbol for the one who causes harm: the ax forgets, but the tree remembers, meaning victims never forget pain even when the aggressor moves on.
这句津巴布韦谚语用“斧头”象征造成伤害的一方：斧头忘记了，树却记得，意思是受害者永远不会忘记伤痛，即使加害者已经不在意了。
Use axes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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）。
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。
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'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.