axe

斧头、斧子

He picked up an axe and started splitting firewood.

他拿起斧头开始劈柴。

解雇、开除口语，常与 the 连用

Half the department got the axe after the merger.

合并之后，那个部门有一半的人被裁掉了。

电吉他俚语

The guitarist brought three axes to the recording session.

那位吉他手带了三把电吉他去录音。

削减、裁撤、取消

The government axed funding for several arts programs.

政府砍掉了好几个艺术计划的经费。

开除、除名常用被动

She was axed from the team after the scandal.

丑闻之后她就被球队除名了。

砍、劈

They axed a path through the thick undergrowth.

他们在浓密的矮树丛里砍出一条路。