Word · Frequency #7056
axes
/æks/
verb
用斧砍；劈
axes is the third person singular of axe.
to chop or cut something with an axe
- 1.
To fell or chop with an axe.
用斧头砍伐或劈砍
- 2.
To furnish with an axle.
装配车轴
- 3.
To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.
解雇、终止或大幅削减,尤其是粗暴或无情地；取消
- 4.
chop or split with an ax
用斧砍或劈
- 5.
terminate
终止
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
In use
The woodcutter axed the old oak tree into pieces.
Every winter, they axe the dead branches to keep the street safe.
The workers are axeing the fallen tree before loading it onto the truck.
axe wood
The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it
Verb forms
base axe · third person axes · -ing axeing · past axed · past participle axed
规则动词；过去式和过去分词为 axed，现在分词也写作 axing。
Connections
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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