斧头表达：美ax VS 英axe

斧头表达：美ax VS 英axe

ax
v.
（经费、人员等的）削减
n.
斧头
复数：axes 第三人称单数：axes 现在进行时：axing 过去式：axed 过去分词：axed

Be sure to take hold of the handle of an ax when you chop things with it.
你用斧头砍东西时，一定要握住斧把。

axe
n.
斧；(遭)解雇；倒闭；被停业
v.
精简(机构等)；大量削减(经费等)；解雇；开除；用斧把…砍死
复数：axes 第三人称单数：axes 现在进行时：axing 过去式：axed 过去分词：axed

the axe
[单数名词] (informal) (遭) 解雇;倒闭;被停业

battle axe/battle ax
n.
悍妇；母老虎；(旧时的)战斧

Notes On Alternative Forms 变体形式注释
The spellings battleaxe, and in American English battle-ax are also used. 亦拼作battleaxe和battle-ax（美国英语）。

ice axe
n.
冰镐(登山用)

pickaxe
n.
镐；尖嘴镐；鹤嘴锄
复数：pickaxes


习语ldioms

have an axe to grind有私心;有个人打算

to have private reasons for being involved in sth or for arguing for aparticular cause

She had no axe to grind and was only acting out of concern for their safety.她毫无私心，这样做只是出于对他们安全的担心。