ax
/æks/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈæks] /æks/ (ame, ipa)
ax — 名詞
- axsingular
- axesplural
1. a chopping tool with a long handle and a broad sharp blade for cutting wood.
斧頭
有長柄重刃的砍木工具
a chopping tool with a long handle and a broad sharp blade for cutting wood.
Asher kept the ax beside the shed for splitting winter firewood.
Asher 把斧頭放在棚子旁，準備拿來劈冬天要燒的柴。
collocation: split firewood with an ax
After the storm, Paloma borrowed an ax to clear the fallen branch.
暴風雨過後，Paloma 借了一把斧頭來清掉倒下的樹枝。
The guide told Minho to swing the ax with both hands.
嚮導提醒 Minho 揮斧頭時要用雙手握穩。
When the handle cracked, Zuri put the ax down at once.
手柄一裂開，Zuri 就立刻把斧頭放下。
文法句型
use an ax to + verb
swing an ax
split wood with an ax
用法筆記
This is the usual American spelling; British English more often writes axe. People often mention the handle or blade when talking about safe use because an ax is swung with force.
常見錯誤
2. the loss of a job, service, plan, or budget when someone decides to cut it sudde
裁撤；停掉
工作或方案突然被砍掉
the loss of a job, service, plan, or budget when someone decides to cut it suddenly.
After sales fell again, warehouse staff feared the ax.
銷售再次下滑後，倉庫員工都怕下一波裁撤會輪到自己。
fixed phrase: fear the ax
The council youth program escaped the ax after parents protested.
家長抗議後，市議會的青年計畫躲過了被停掉的命運。
By Friday, Emma knew her department would face the ax first.
到了星期五，Emma 知道自己的部門會最先面臨裁撤。
The museum cafe got the ax when repairs closed the building.
那間博物館咖啡館在大樓維修時還是被停掉了。
- dismissal
fits the job-loss meaning, but not cuts to plans or budgets
- cut
broader and more neutral; it can refer to money, services, or staff
- cancellation
fits plans or events that are stopped, not people losing jobs
- retention
keeping staff or services instead of removing them
文法句型
face the ax
get the ax
escape the ax
用法筆記
Usually appears in the phrases face the ax, get the ax, or escape the ax. With people it means losing jobs; with projects or services it means they are stopped or sharply cut.
常見錯誤
3. in informal speech, a guitar or saxophone, especially one a musician regularly p
吉他；薩克斯
口語指常用的樂器
in informal speech, a guitar or saxophone, especially one a musician regularly plays.
Before the encore, Tariq grabbed his ax and ran back onstage.
安可前，Tariq 抓起自己的吉他就跑回台上。
informal musician slang: grab your ax
The drummer asked Dahlia to bring her ax to rehearsal tonight.
鼓手叫 Dahlia 今晚排練時把她的吉他帶來。
In that jazz club, everyone knew Christopher's tenor sax was his ax.
在那家爵士俱樂部裡，大家都知道 Christopher 的次中音薩克斯就是他最常用的樂器。
The poster showed Zuri smiling with an ax across her shoulder.
海報上，Zuri 微笑著把吉他背在肩上。
- guitar
the most common specific instrument meant by this slang
- sax
fits the saxophone use of the slang, especially in jazz talk
- instrument
far broader and not slang
文法句型
grab your ax
play ax
bring an ax to rehearsal
用法筆記
This is musician slang and sounds casual rather than general. It is especially common for electric guitars, but some speakers also use it for a saxophone.
常見錯誤
ax — 動詞
- axpresent simple I / you / we / they
- axes3rd person singular
- axing-ing form
- axedpast simple
1. to end jobs, services, payments, or other planned things quickly by cutting them
裁掉；刪除
突然砍掉職位、服務或內容
to end jobs, services, payments, or other planned things quickly by cutting them in one decision.
The airline axed its late-night route after months of low demand.
那家航空公司在需求低迷了好幾個月後，刪掉了深夜航線。
ax + service or route
Nila was axed from the sales team before the merger was announced.
合併消息公布前，Nila 就已經被業務團隊裁掉了。
passive: be axed from a job
To save money, the college axed three weekend classes this term.
為了省錢，那所大學這學期刪除了三門週末課。
Editors axed the final scene because the film was already too long.
因為片子已經太長了，編輯把最後一場戲刪掉了。
文法句型
ax + jobs/services/payments
be axed
ax + part of a text or plan
用法筆記
Common with jobs, routes, classes, budgets, and other planned things. In passive use with a person, it usually means losing a job, not simply being removed from a casual group.