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

• The heavy oaken furniture had been axed, used for firewood.
  沉重的橡木家具被劈开，当作木柴。
• 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。
• MARIO BALOTELLI has been axed by Roberto Mancini for being lazy and miserable.
  超级马里奥因为懒惰和别扭被曼齐宁从首发中裁掉了。
• 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。
• Finance chiefs have slashed forecasts for earnings and capital spending in 2009 and have raised their estimates for the number of jobs to be axed next year.
  首席财务官们大幅调低了2009年收益和资本支出预测，并提高了对明年裁员数量的预期。
• Following four straight-to-DVD specials, Futurama finally returns to screens for a new series this week, seven years after the US Fox network axed production of the show.
  随着四张DVD特别版的发行，《飞出个未来》在美国福克斯电视网削减了该节目生产的七年之后，终于在本周以新的系列回到了荧屏。
• I used to work in a supermarket but was axed when the firm had a bad trading year.
  我曾在一家超级市场工作；但有一年生意不景气时，我便被解雇了。
• Then, when a downturn hits, those non-core businesses blow up and have to be axed.
  然后当经济衰退来临的时候，这些非核心业务的肥皂泡破灭，难逃被裁撤的命运。
• But in the United States, the number of science journalists on the staff of newspapers has dropped sharply and some respected outlets have axed their science departments.
  但是在美国，报纸的科学记者数量显著下降，而一些著名媒体已经大幅削减了它们的科学新闻部门。
• I axed the daily subscription to the New York Times-it's free online, after all.
  我取消了每天订阅的《纽约时报》&反正网上有免费的。