ax

斧

柄と重く鋭い金属の刃があり、木を切るために使う道具。

やさしい英語で： A tool with a heavy, sharp metal head and a handle, used to cut wood.

• He cut the log with an ax.
• The axes were stored in the shed.
• She sharpened the ax before chopping firewood.

類義語： axe

よく使う表現： sharp ax, ax handle, swing an ax

斧で切る、廃止する

斧で切る、または仕事や計画などを突然廃止する。

やさしい英語で： To cut with a sharp, heavy tool, or suddenly remove something such as a job or plan.

• They axed the old tree.
• The company axed several jobs last month.
• Will the network ax our favorite show?

類義語： axe, cut

よく使う表現： ax a tree, ax a program, ax jobs