| 释义 |
axe noun 2 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually ax) the axe complete loss of sth/big reduction in sth 完全丧失；大幅度的削减VERB + THE AXE | THE AXE + VERB VERB + THE AXEbe given, get 被取消◆His prime-time TV show is likely to get the axe.他在黄金时段的电视节目很可能会被取消。swing, wield (both especially BrE) 取消；大幅削减◆Wielding the axe on the prison plan would be one way of saving money.取消监狱规划会是省钱的一种方法。face (BrE) 面临解雇◆Up to 300 workers are facing the axe at a struggling Merseyside firm.默西赛德郡一家濒临倒闭的公司有多达 300 名工人正面临被解雇。save sb/sth from 使⋯免遭关闭◆Patients are delighted their local hospital has been saved from the axe.患者都很高兴，因为当地那家医院未遭关闭。THE AXE + VERBfall 损失发生◆We were expecting bad news but had no idea where the axe would fall (= where the loss would be).我们预料到有坏消息，却不知道遭殃的会是什么。 |