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Ax Wood Axed Tool Blade 英 æks] 美 æks

英语单词 ax
英美音标 英 [æks] 美 [æks]
中文释义 n.斧子;解雇;(吉他等)乐器
vt.用斧砍;<口>解雇;削减
abbr.公理(=axiom)
abbr.轴线(=axis)
英语例句 (1) He hacked the box apart with the ax.
(2) The man cleft a block of wood in two with an ax.
(3) My colleague got the ax yesterday.
(4) Five hundred jobs were axed as a result of government spending cuts.
(5) After several months the project was axed by the government.
中文例句 (1) 他用斧头把盒子劈开。
(2) 那人用斧头把一块木头劈成两半。
(3) 我的同事昨天被解雇了
(4) 由于政府缩减经费的缘故,有五百人被突然解雇了。
(5) 数月後政府中止了该项工程。
vocabulary简明 An ax is a sharp tool for cutting wood. When you split logs, you hold the handle, swing the ax into the air, and let the blade fall on the wood.
vocabulary扩展 Most axes have a long wooden handle connected to a blade made of sharpened steel. An ax is a useful tool to own if you have a wood stove or are building a campfire. You can also spell the word with an e at the end: axe. As a verb, to ax means to fire someone from a job: "He was late so many times that I finally had to ax him."

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