ax

斧頭、斧子美式

He split the logs with a heavy ax behind the cabin.

他在小木屋後面用一把重斧頭劈木柴。

解僱、裁撤、停辦口語，常與 the 連用

Half the department got the ax after the merger.

合併之後，這個部門有一半的人被裁掉。

裁撤、砍掉、取消常用被動

The company axed three hundred jobs to cut costs.

公司為了降低成本裁掉了三百個職位。

解僱、開除口語

She was axed from the team after only one season.

她只待了一季就被球隊除名了。

砍、劈

They axed the fallen tree into smaller pieces.

他們把倒下的樹砍成小段。