axKK [æks] /æks/發音名詞1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。2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。動詞1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。2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。3砍、劈They axed the fallen tree into smaller pieces.他們把倒下的樹砍成小段。片語1別有用心、另有目的口語He has an ax to grind with the current management.他對現在的管理層別有一番意見。