ax
US
UK axe, also US: ax n: (chopping instrument)
SC 斧子 fǔ zi
SC 斧头 fǔ zi ，fǔ tóu
That oak's far too big to cut down with an ax.
那棵橡树太粗了，用斧头砍不倒。
axe, also US: ax vtr: figurative, informal (reduce, cut, eliminate) (预算)
SC 削减 xuē jiǎn
Next year's budget will have to be axed severely.
明年的预算会大大缩水。
axe, also US: ax vtr: figurative, informal (fire from a job) (人员)
SC 裁掉，解雇，砍掉 cái diào，jiě gù，kǎn diào
The company plans to ax a dozen employees next month.
公司打算下个月裁撤一大批员工。
axe, also US: ax vtr: often passive, figurative (TV show, etc.: cancel) (电视节目等)
SC 取消，砍除 qǔ xiāo
TC 取消
TC 取消
The TV channel axed the show due to poor viewing figures.
那个节目因为收视率不佳而被电视台取消了。
axe, also US: ax n: slang (electric guitar)
SC 电吉他 diàn jí tā
TC 電吉他
TC 電吉他
She plays axe in a band she started herself.
她组建了一支乐队，任乐队电吉他手。
battleax (US), battleaxe, battle-axe (UK) n: (hacking weapon)
SC 战斧 zhàn fǔ
battleax (US), battleaxe, battle-axe (UK) n: figurative, pejorative, slang (nagging woman) (俚语，比喻，轻蔑语)
SC （抱怨不休的）悍妇 bào yuàn bù xiū de hàn fù
get the ax (US), get the axe (UK) v expr: figurative, informal (be fired, lose your job)
SC 被开除 bèi kāi chú
SC 被炒鱿鱼
Bob was worried he would be the next person in the office to get the axe.
get the ax (US), get the axe (UK) v expr: figurative, informal (TV show, etc.: be cancelled) (电视节目等)
SC 被取消
hand ax (US), hand axe, hand-axe (UK) n: (ax for one hand)
SC 手斧
hand ax (US), hand axe, hand-axe (UK) n: (archeology: prehistoric stone tool) (史前工具)
SC 石斧
have an ax to grind (US), have an axe to grind (UK) v expr: figurative (have an agenda)
SC 另有企图
SC 另有打算
SC 有不可告人的目的
ice ax (US), ice axe (UK) n: (mountaineering pick) (登山用)
SC 破冰斧 pò bīng fǔ
You must take an ice ax if you're planning to walk on the glacier.