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

• 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。
• 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。
• The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it.
  国家科学基金会终止了这项研究计划并停止投资。
• Public services should be maintained but administration expenses need to be axed to a minimum.
  公共事业的费用必须保留，但行政开支需要大力削减到最低限度。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。