English Dictionary

axe

IPA（発音記号）

/æks/

名詞

くだけた表現 比喩的用法 俗語

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.

日本語の意味

斧

He swung the axe to split the seasoned logs for the winter.

彼は冬に備えて乾いた薪を割るために斧を振り下ろした。

意味（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.

意味（2）

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

意味（3）

(informal) A dismissal or rejection.

His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe.

意味（4）

(figuratively) A drastic reduction or cutback.

the Beeching axe

意味（5）

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

意味（6）

(finance) 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.

axes （ plural ）