动词 to axe something 意思是终止或砍掉，经常用来形容经济和金融形势。

例句

The government has axed funding for community centres.

If sales don't improve we will be forced to axe jobs.

This footballer is really letting the team down. The manager should axe him in the summer.

请注意

另一个同 axe 相关的短语是 an axe to grind, 意思是抱怨什么事情。

Nigel really gets on my nerves – he's always got an axe to grind about something.