axed
英 [ækst]
美 [ækst]
v. （经费、人员等的）削减
ax的过去分词和过去式; axe的过去分词和过去式
柯林斯词典
- 斧;斧子
Anaxeis a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle. - VERB 解雇;裁减;削减;撤销
If someone's job or something such as a public service or a television programmeis axed, it is ended suddenly and without discussion.- Community projects are being axed by hard-pressed social services departments.
处于困境的社会服务部门被迫砍掉社区项目。
- Community projects are being axed by hard-pressed social services departments.
- N-SING （通常为节省资金而进行的）解雇，撤销，关闭
If a person or institution is facingthe axe, that person is likely to lose their job or that institution is likely to be closed, usually in order to save money.- St Bartholomew's is one of four London hospitals facing the axe.
圣巴塞洛缪医院是伦敦4个面临关闭的医院之一。
- St Bartholomew's is one of four London hospitals facing the axe.
- PHRASE 有私心；有个人打算；另有企图
If someonehas an axe to grind, they are doing something for selfish reasons.- He seems like a decent bloke and I've got no axe to grind with him.
他看上去像是个正派的家伙，而且我对他没有任何企图。
- He seems like a decent bloke and I've got no axe to grind with him.
in AM, use 美国英语用 ax
双语例句
- Yes, he was axed; but he recaptured the mantle of most liked Groupon person, even if just for a moment.
确实，他被炒了鱿鱼；但他藉此夺回了Groupon的最佳人气宝座，哪怕只是昙花一现的功夫。 - But in the United States, the number of science journalists on the staff of newspapers has dropped sharply and some respected outlets have axed their science departments.
但是在美国，报纸的科学记者数量显著下降，而一些著名媒体已经大幅削减了它们的科学新闻部门。 - Finance chiefs have slashed forecasts for earnings and capital spending in 2009 and have raised their estimates for the number of jobs to be axed next year.
首席财务官们大幅调低了2009年收益和资本支出预测，并提高了对明年裁员数量的预期。 - The taxman gave the idea of buying an axe the axe because he was axed by the taxman.
税务稽查员放弃了想买一把斧头的想法，因为他被税务局解雇了。 - Public services should be maintained but administration expenses need to be axed to a minimum.
公共事业的费用必须保留，但行政开支需要大力削减到最低限度。 - I axed the daily subscription to the New York Times-it's free online, after all.
我取消了每天订阅的《纽约时报》&反正网上有免费的。 - The heavy oaken furniture had been axed, used for firewood.
沉重的橡木家具被劈开，当作木柴。 - Then, when a downturn hits, those non-core businesses blow up and have to be axed.
然后当经济衰退来临的时候，这些非核心业务的肥皂泡破灭，难逃被裁撤的命运。 - The scene was axed from the ad for her scent Fame.
在发布的香水广告中，这个场景被剪切掉了。 - But falls in the prices of key exports, rising labour costs and a high Australian dollar have seen several multibillion-dollar projects axed or postponed.
但受关键出口商品价格下跌、劳动力成本上升以及澳元汇率走强影响，目前已有数个规模高达数十亿美元的项目被取消或延期。