n. 斧头,长柄斧
v. 突然解雇,突然开除
v. 〔尤指为省钱〕砍掉;取消;废止
the axe 被解雇;倒闭;被停业;取消
have an axe to grind 别有企图,有私心
100 workers are facing the axe in a cost-cutting exercise.
在削减成本的运作中,100名工人面临解雇。
I need objective advice from someone with no axe to grind.
我需要公正无私的人给我一些客观的建议。
Other less profitable services are to be axed later this year. 其他盈利较少的服务项目预定今年稍晚将大量削减。
BrE /æks/
NAmE /æks/