n.[C]

1. （长柄）斧；斧形锤
2. 【口】解雇；退学[the S]
3. 乐器（尤指吉他）

vt.

1. 用斧劈；用斧修整
2. 【口】解雇
3. 削减；撤销
   After several months the project was axed by the government.

   数月后政府中止了该项工程。