英语词汇“axe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

axe¹ or ax

(ăks)

n. pl. ax·es (ăksĭz)

1. A tool with a bladed, usually heavy head mounted crosswise on a handle, used for felling trees or chopping wood.

2. Any of various bladed, handheld implements used as a cutting tool or weapon.

3. Informal A sudden termination of employment: My colleague got the axe yesterday.

4. Slang A musical instrument, especially a guitar.

tr.v. axed, ax·ing, ax·es

1. To chop or fell with or as if with an axe: axed down the saplings; axed out a foothold in the ice.

2. Informal To remove ruthlessly or suddenly: a social program that was axed to effectuate budget cuts.

Idiom:

axe to grind

A selfish or ulterior aim: He claimed to be disinterested, but I knew he had an axe to grind.

[Middle English, from Old English æx.]

单词	axe
释义	axe¹ or ax (ăks) n. pl. ax·es (ăksĭz) 1. A tool with a bladed, usually heavy head mounted crosswise on a handle, used for felling trees or chopping wood. 2. Any of various bladed, handheld implements used as a cutting tool or weapon. 3. Informal A sudden termination of employment: My colleague got the axe yesterday. 4. Slang A musical instrument, especially a guitar. tr.v. axed, ax·ing, ax·es 1. To chop or fell with or as if with an axe: axed down the saplings; axed out a foothold in the ice. 2. Informal To remove ruthlessly or suddenly: a social program that was axed to effectuate budget cuts. *Idiom:* *axe to grind* A selfish or ulterior aim: He claimed to be disinterested, but I knew he had an axe to grind. [Middle English, from Old English æx.]
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