axing

/æks/ (bre, ipa) · /æks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈaks How to pronounce axe (audio)/ (ame, mw)

axing — 動詞

  • axingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • axings3rd person singular
  • axinging-ing form
  • axingedpast simple

1. used for suddenly cutting large numbers of jobs, services, payments, or plans, o

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

裁撤；刪減

突然大幅砍掉職位、服務或預算

used for suddenly cutting large numbers of jobs, services, payments, or plans, often as one sweeping decision

例句

The council is axing late-night buses after months of pressure on its budget.

在預算連月吃緊後，市議會正裁撤深夜公車班次。

be axing + public service because of budget cuts

Managers denied they were axing staff to impress overseas investors.

主管否認他們是在裁撤員工，好討好海外投資人。

be axing + staff

同義詞
  • cutting

    More neutral; axing sounds more sudden and severe.

  • scrapping

    Best for plans or projects that are abandoned completely.

  • eliminating

    More formal and less vivid than axing.

反義詞
  • expanding

    Adding more jobs, services, or spending instead of removing them.

  • restoring

    Bringing back something that had been cut.

文法句型

be axing + jobs / services / routes

announce / oppose / consider axing + noun phrase

用法筆記

Usually used for sudden, unpopular cuts rather than small routine reductions. The object is typically something people lose, such as jobs, routes, funding, or a project.

常見錯誤

❌The school is axing up costs this year.
✅The school is cutting costs this year.
💡`axing` is used for removing jobs, services, or plans, not for reducing amounts with `up`.

2. used when someone is cutting or splitting wood or another hard thing by striking

2.動詞及物B1
釋義

用斧砍

用斧頭劈砍木頭或其他硬物

used when someone is cutting or splitting wood or another hard thing by striking it with an ax

例句

Femi spent the morning axing wet logs behind the cabin before the rain arrived.

雨來之前，Femi 整個早上都在小屋後面用斧砍濕木頭。

be / spend time axing + wood

Putri filmed her uncle axing thick roots to clear the garden path.

Putri 拍下她叔叔用斧砍粗根，好清出花園小徑。

axing + roots / branches / wood

同義詞
  • chopping

    Broader; can be done with many tools, not only an ax.

  • splitting

    Focuses on breaking wood apart rather than the striking action itself.

反義詞
  • joining

    Putting pieces together instead of cutting them apart.

文法句型

be axing + wood / branches / roots

spend time axing + noun phrase

用法筆記

This physical sense is about striking material with an ax. Distinguish from sense 1, which is figurative and usually refers to removing jobs, services, or plans.

常見錯誤

❌She was axing the paper into pieces.
✅She was cutting the paper into pieces.
💡`axing` is for heavy chopping with an ax, not light cutting with ordinary tools.

axing — 名詞