axing

英 [ˈæksɪŋ]

美 [ˈæksɪŋ]

v.  （经费、人员等的）削减
ax的现在分词; axe的现在分词

复数：axings　现在分词：axing　

BNC.43602

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 ax


• 斧;斧子
  Anaxeis a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
• VERB 解雇;裁减;削减;撤销
  If someone's job or something such as a public service or a television programmeis axed, it is ended suddenly and without discussion.
  1. Community projects are being axed by hard-pressed social services departments.
     处于困境的社会服务部门被迫砍掉社区项目。
• N-SING （通常为节省资金而进行的）解雇，撤销，关闭
  If a person or institution is facingthe axe, that person is likely to lose their job or that institution is likely to be closed, usually in order to save money.
  1. St Bartholomew's is one of four London hospitals facing the axe.
     圣巴塞洛缪医院是伦敦4个面临关闭的医院之一。
• PHRASE 有私心；有个人打算；另有企图
  If someonehas an axe to grind, they are doing something for selfish reasons.
  1. He seems like a decent bloke and I've got no axe to grind with him.
     他看上去像是个正派的家伙，而且我对他没有任何企图。

双语例句

• This industry is renowned for axing jobs at the first sign of a market deterioration, but the reality is more subtle.
  投资银行业以一出现市场恶化迹象就会裁员而闻名，但现实情况更加微妙。
• He cannot work today; he got a gash in his hand while axing.
  他今天无法工作，因为他在使用斧头时手被切伤了。
• 'Captain Smollett, sir, axing to speak with you,' said he.
  先生，斯摩莱特船长要和你谈谈。他说。
• Opposition to the alleged rash advance meant not only halting the expansion but compulsorily dissolving or "axing" large numbers of co-operatives already set up, thus rousing dissatisfaction among the cadres and peasant masses.
  所谓反冒进，不但是停止发展，而且是成批地强迫解散或者“砍掉”了已经建成的合作社，引起了干部和农民群众的不满意。
• Following instructions to slash costs in my department, I recently put out a memo detailing cuts, which include axing free biscuits and coffee at weekly bonding sessions.
  根据在部门内削减成本的要求，我最近制定了一个细化成本削减计划的备忘录，其中包括取消每周聚会上的免费饼干和咖啡。
• The City Council is axing recyclig facilities in order to save money.
  市政会为了省钱正在削减废物回收利用设施。
• Lots of companies sacked people last year by consolidating leadership, but only Citibank deftly managed to hide the fact that it was axing 1,100 people in a press release that talked of optimizing the customer footprint across geographies.
  去年，很多公司以巩固领导力为由裁员，只有花旗银行（Citibank）在一场新闻发布会上讲到在各地优化顾客足迹，巧妙地掩盖了裁员1100人的事实。
• The publisher of the Guardian and Observer newspapers is close to axing the print editions of its newspapers, despite the hopes of its editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger to keep them running for several years.
  尽管主编艾伦？罗斯布里奇希望可以将印刷版多运营几年，但英国《卫报》和《观察家报》的发行商还是将削减印刷版业务。
• A large number of manufacturing companies, particularly in the motor industry, have introduced short-time working and extended shutdowns over the Christmas holiday in a bid to cut costs without axing permanent employees.
  为了在不裁减固定员工的情况下降低成本，许多制造企业（尤其是汽车业）在圣诞季期间引入了短时间工作制，并且延长了停产时间。
• Axing gym membership will arguably lead to a decrease in productivity as employees lose the health benefits of exercise and suffer more with bad backs and stress.
  取消健身补贴可能会导致生产力下降，因为员工会丧失锻炼给健康带来的好处，会更容易患背痛和感到压力。