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

• 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。
• When she passed it up, she was diverted to a marginal job, then axed in February, while the employee who took the full-time slot was spared.
  当她婉拒后，就被发配到一个无关紧要的工作岗位上，之后在2月份被裁员了，而接受了那份全职工作的员工则幸免被裁员的厄运。
• 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。
• But falls in the prices of key exports, rising labour costs and a high Australian dollar have seen several multibillion-dollar projects axed or postponed.
  但受关键出口商品价格下跌、劳动力成本上升以及澳元汇率走强影响，目前已有数个规模高达数十亿美元的项目被取消或延期。
• Five hundred jobs were axed as a result of finicial crisis.
  由于经济危机的缘故，有五百人被解雇了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Three of the six major studios axed subsidiaries that had specialised in buying independent films.
  六大电影公司中有三个关闭了专门买进独立电影的子公司。
• 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。
• Employers, for example, were much more likely to refuse requests for overtime and training, while 20 per cent said they had axed free drinks and biscuits at company meetings.
  例如，雇主更有可能拒绝员工加班和培训的申请，而20%的雇主表示，他们已取消在公司开会时提供免费饮料和小点心。