单词 | axe |
释义 | axe axe (AmE spelling also ax) // noun, verb ( ■ noun [sing.] the axe used especially in newspapers to describe strong measures that are taken to reduce costs, such as removing workers from their jobs, closing parts of a company, etc: Up to 300 workers are facing the axe at the struggling company. The company has not announced which of its factories will get the axe. The new CEO must take the axe to costs if the company is to return to profit. ■ verb [+ obj] to take strong measures to reduce costs, such as removing workers from their jobs, closing parts of a company, etc: Other less profitable services are to be axed later this year. |
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