斧;斧子 An axe is 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 programme is 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。
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 facing the 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。
PHRASE 有私心;有个人打算;另有企图 If someone has 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。
But we seldom think of axing it, said Tian. 但我们很少会去考虑取消该专业。田杰昌说。
This is partly for the obvious reason that axing a benefit enjoyed by many causes more uproar than one enjoyed by few. 这在一定程度上源于一个显而易见的理由:与砍掉一项只有少数人享受的福利相比,取消一项很多人享受的福利会惹来更多的抗议。
The publisher of the Guardian and Observer newspapers is close to axing the print editions of its newspapers, despite the hopes of its editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger to keep them running for several years. 尽管主编艾伦?罗斯布里奇希望可以将印刷版多运营几年,但英国《卫报》和《观察家报》的发行商还是将削减印刷版业务。
Axing gym membership will arguably lead to a decrease in productivity as employees lose the health benefits of exercise and suffer more with bad backs and stress. 取消健身补贴可能会导致生产力下降,因为员工会丧失锻炼给健康带来的好处,会更容易患背痛和感到压力。
For oil companies, the falling price has triggered industry-wide scrutiny of capital spending, with the so-called majors the biggest groups with upstream and downstream operations expected to cut billions of dollars from exploration and development projects in the coming year, deferring and even axing programmes. 对石油公司来说,油价下跌引发全行业评估资本支出,那些所谓的石油巨头(拥有上下游业务的大型集团)预计来年在勘探和开发项目中削减数十亿美元支出,延迟甚至放弃某些项目。
The City Council is axing recyclig facilities in order to save money. 市政会为了省钱正在削减废物回收利用设施。
The axing of Camoranesi isn't the only surprise though seeing as Deschamps is set to field Marcelo Zalayeta in attack. 卡莫拉内西的缺席不是仅有的变动,看来德尚准备在锋线遣上萨拉耶塔。
Opposition to the alleged rash advance meant not only halting the expansion but compulsorily dissolving or "axing" large numbers of co-operatives already set up, thus rousing dissatisfaction among the cadres and peasant masses. 所谓反冒进,不但是停止发展,而且是成批地强迫解散或者“砍掉”了已经建成的合作社,引起了干部和农民群众的不满意。
This industry is renowned for axing jobs at the first sign of a market deterioration, but the reality is more subtle. 投资银行业以一出现市场恶化迹象就会裁员而闻名,但现实情况更加微妙。
Whereas axing the canteen subsidies could have little impact on employee health and is, therefore, the safer route to saving money. 而取消食堂补贴可能对员工的健康几乎不会产生任何影响,因此这是更安全的省钱办法。
He cannot work today; he got a gash in his hand while axing. 他今天无法工作,因为他在使用斧头时手被切伤了。
BNP Paribas, the French investment bank, is planning a major recruitment drive in mainland China over the next two years as part of a regional revamp that includes the axing of its well-known Peregrine brand. 法国投行巴黎银行(BNPParibas)计划未来2年在中国大陆地区大举招募人手,这是其区域重组计划的一部分。该计划包括砍掉其著名的百富勤(BNPParibasPeregrine)品牌。
Following instructions to slash costs in my department, I recently put out a memo detailing cuts, which include axing free biscuits and coffee at weekly bonding sessions. 根据在部门内削减成本的要求,我最近制定了一个细化成本削减计划的备忘录,其中包括取消每周聚会上的免费饼干和咖啡。
The committee is likely to recommend the axing of the nuclear project. 委员会可能提议削减核能工程。
A large number of manufacturing companies, particularly in the motor industry, have introduced short-time working and extended shutdowns over the Christmas holiday in a bid to cut costs without axing permanent employees. 为了在不裁减固定员工的情况下降低成本,许多制造企业(尤其是汽车业)在圣诞季期间引入了短时间工作制,并且延长了停产时间。
But China is now considering axing its one-child policy, a senior family planning official said yesterday, amid concerns about the gender imbalance and the ageing population. 但中国现在正考虑削减独生子女政策,一名主管计划生育的高级官员昨天表示,这其中需要考虑的是性别不平衡及老年人口问题。
Lots of companies sacked people last year by consolidating leadership, but only Citibank deftly managed to hide the fact that it was axing 1,100 people in a press release that talked of optimizing the customer footprint across geographies. 去年,很多公司以巩固领导力为由裁员,只有花旗银行(Citibank)在一场新闻发布会上讲到在各地优化顾客足迹,巧妙地掩盖了裁员1100人的事实。
'Captain Smollett, sir, axing to speak with you,' said he. 先生,斯摩莱特船长要和你谈谈。他说。