axe sb/sth
宾语可指人或职位（裁减、解雇），也可指计划、经费等（取消）；也可指用斧头砍树木等实物。
The struggling airline axed 1,200 jobs this year.
这家陷入困境的航空公司今年裁掉了1200个工作岗位。
用斧砍；劈
axes — third person singular of axe
解雇；取消；大幅削减；给……装车轴；用斧头砍伐或劈砍；装配车轴；解雇、终止或大幅削减,尤其是粗暴或无情地；取消
to chop or cut something with an axe
用斧头砍伐或劈砍
To fell or chop with an axe.
装配车轴
To furnish with an axle.
解雇、终止或大幅削减,尤其是粗暴或无情地；取消
To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.
用斧砍或劈
chop or split with an ax
终止
terminate
一般现在时
The company axes jobs every year.
这家公司每年都会裁员。
一般过去时
They axed the old tree in the backyard.
他们砍掉了后院里的那棵老树。
现在完成时
The government has axed funding for the project.
政府已经削减了这个项目的资金。
规则动词；过去式和过去分词为 axed，现在分词也写作 axing。
The woodcutter axed the old oak tree into pieces.
伐木工人把那棵老橡树砍成了几段。
用法提示：此处“axe”为及物动词的过去式，表示用斧头砍、劈。
AI contextual example
Every winter, they axe the dead branches to keep the street safe.
每年冬天，他们砍掉枯枝，以保证街道安全。
用法提示：此处“axe”为动词原形，表示用斧头砍掉、劈掉。
AI contextual example
The workers are axeing the fallen tree before loading it onto the truck.
工人们正在把那棵倒下的树劈开，然后装上卡车。
用法提示：此处“axe”用现在分词“axeing”，构成现在进行时，表示正在用斧头劈砍。
AI contextual example
宾语可指人或职位（裁减、解雇），也可指计划、经费等（取消）；也可指用斧头砍树木等实物。
The struggling airline axed 1,200 jobs this year.
这家陷入困境的航空公司今年裁掉了1200个工作岗位。
表示把某人或某物从整体中剔除，常见于被动式：be axed from the team。
The club axed three players from the squad.
俱乐部把三名球员从阵容中除名了。
被动结构，新闻报道中常见，强调被裁掉或被取消。
The whole scheme was axed after the review.
整项方案在审查后被取消了。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager axe the project.
正确表达The manager axes the project.
英语一般现在时中，主语为第三人称单数（如 the manager）时，动词要加 -s。axe 是动词原形，因此应变为 axes。
grammar · medium
易错句子The show axed after one season.
正确表达The show was axed after one season.
axe 表示“取消、砍掉”时是及物动词，主语通常是执行者，而节目本身不能执行“砍”的动作，所以要用被动语态 was axed。
grammar · medium
易错句子Can I axe you a question?
正确表达Can I ask you a question?
axe 意为“用斧砍”或“解雇、取消”，不表示“询问”。表示“问”应用 ask。这里混淆了 ask /æsk/ 和 axe /æks/ 的发音与拼写。
裁减工作岗位；裁员
The struggling company axed 500 jobs last month.
这家陷入困境的公司上个月裁掉了500个工作岗位。
取消该项目
The city axed the housing project because of budget cuts.
由于预算削减，市政府取消了那个住房项目。
大幅削减开支
The government axed spending on public transport.
政府大幅削减了公共交通方面的开支。
取消拨款
The board axed funding for the arts program.
董事会取消了艺术项目的拨款。
被裁掉；被取消
Several staff were axed in the restructuring.
几名员工在这次重组中被裁掉了。
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