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

过去分词：axed　过去式：axed　

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 ax


• 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.
  1. 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 facingthe axe, that person is likely to lose their job or that institution is likely to be closed, usually in order to save money.
  1. 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 someonehas an axe to grind, they are doing something for selfish reasons.
  1. 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。

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。
• Five hundred jobs were axed as a result of finicial crisis.
  由于经济危机的缘故，有五百人被解雇了。
• 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。
• When important things happen it is nice to be at the front of the information queue: when your job has been axed or your spouse is about to leave you.
  当重要的事情发生时，第一个知道消息当然很好：比如当你丢掉工作，或者当你的配偶打算离开你时。
• The Brazilian is understood to have been axed by Real coach Fabio Capello as a disciplinary measure and the potential bust-up has alerted Juve directors.
  机敏的尤文经理们已了解到法比奥。卡佩罗严厉惩戒了巴西人和他们潜在的争吵。
• 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。
• Many TV shows have been axed because of poor ratings.
  由于收视率太低，许多电视节目被砍掉了。
• The company is losing money so a quarter of our staff has to be axed.
  公司亏损，因此四分之一的雇员将被解雇。
• Jo danehl, a director at cartus intercultural and language solutions in the US, says during the recession a lot of youth programmes were axed but now businesses are buying again.
  美国凯图跨文化及语言解决方案（cartusinterculturalandlanguagesolutions）总监乔丹尼尔（jodanehl）表示，本次衰退期间，有许多青少年培训项目被砍掉，但现在企业已重新开始购买。
• 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。