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| 1 | a tool used for cutting down trees and cutting up large pieces of wood , consisting of a long wooden handle and a heavy metal blade 斧；斧头；长柄斧 |
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| 2 | the axe mainly journalism a situation in which a government , a company , or an organization decides to end something or to get rid of a worker or their job 撤销；取消；解雇 |
| Two schools face the axe. 两所学校面临被撤销的命运。 |
| give sb/sth the axe The minister was given the axe in the ‘cash for influence’ scandal. 部长因“影响金”丑闻而被革职。 |
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| - | have an axe to grind
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| to have an opinion or aim that you want other people to accept or consider |
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