axe

斧頭、斧子

He picked up an axe and started splitting firewood.

他拿起斧頭開始劈柴。

解僱、開除口語，常與 the 連用

Half the department got the axe after the merger.

合併之後，那個部門有一半的人被裁掉了。

電吉他俚語

The guitarist brought three axes to the recording session.

那位吉他手帶了三把電吉他去錄音。

削減、裁撤、取消

The government axed funding for several arts programs.

政府砍掉了好幾個藝術計畫的經費。

開除、除名常用被動

She was axed from the team after the scandal.

醜聞之後她就被球隊除名了。