axe, US ax | BrE aks | AmE | A. noun ① (tool) 斧 fǔ ▸ to have an axe to grind figurative 另有所图 ② figurative 裁减 cáijiǎn ▸ the axe has fallen 裁员开始了 ▸ to face the axe 面临解雇 ▸ to get the axe informal (lose one's job) 被解雇 (be cancelled) 被取消 B. transitive verb 大量削减 dàliàng xuējiǎn |