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axe

B1 noun

axe /æks/ nghĩa là rìu

Các nghĩa

  1. rìu

    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.

    She always has some axe to grind.

    Until now I've never used an axe.

    Our landlady is a real battle-axe!

  2. rìu

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

  3. sự sa thải, sự từ chối

    A dismissal or rejection.

    informal

    His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe.

  4. sự cắt giảm mạnh

    A drastic reduction or cutback.

    figuratively

    the Beeching Axe

    The tractor plant is slated for the axe.

    I had a job in the great North Woods Workin' as a cook for a spell But I never did like it all that much And one day the axe just fell

  5. cây guitar, cây kèn saxophone

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

    slang

  6. động cơ ngầm

    A 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.

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