Axename

• 1

  A river in Dorset, Somerset, and east Devon, England, which flows into Lyme Bay at Seaton.

• 2

  A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare.

axenoun詞源 1/æks/

• 1

  A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

• 2

  An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

• 3

  informalA dismissal or rejection.

  • His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe.
• 4

  A drastic reduction or cutback.

  • the Beeching Axe
  • The tractor plant is slated for the axe.
• 5

  slangentertainmentlifestylemusicA gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.

• 6

  businessfinanceA position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.

  • A financial dealer has an axe in a stock that his buyers don't know about, giving him an advantage in making the most profit.

axeverb詞源 1/æks/

• 1

  To fell or chop with an axe.

• 2

  To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.

  • The government announced its plans to axe public spending.
  • The broadcaster axed the series because far fewer people than expected watched it.

axenoun詞源 2/æks/

• 1

  archaicThe axle of a wheel.

axeverb詞源 2/æks/

• 1

  To furnish with an axle.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• ask