n.斧子；解雇；(吉他等)乐器
vt.用斧砍；解雇；削减
abbr.公理(=axiom)
abbr.轴线(=axis)
He hacked the box apart with the ax. 他用斧头把盒子劈开。
My colleague got the ax yesterday. 我的同事昨天被解雇了
用作及物动词 (vt.)Five hundred jobs were axed as a result of government spending cuts. 由于政府缩减经费的缘故，有五百人被突然解雇了。
After several months the project was axed by the government. 数月後政府中止了该项工程。
