[C]斧子a tool with a wooden handle an a heavy metal blade, used for chopping wood, cutting down trees, etc.
[S](遭)解雇; 倒闭; 被停业(informal)if sb gets the axe, they lose their job; if an institution or a project gets the axe, it is closed or stopped, usually because of a lack of money
v.(动词)
vt. 用斧把…砍死kill sb with an axe
vt. 解雇; 开除remove sb from their job
vt. 精简; 削减get rid of a service, system, etc. or to reduce the money spent on it by a large amount