be given the axe

被解雇；被砍掉

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To be fired from a job or have a project cancelled.

被解雇或项目被取消。

axeVERB + THE AXE (loss/reduction)

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例句 (10)

be given the axe = 被解雇；被砍掉 (被解雇或项目被取消。)

  • After consistently missing his targets, the sales manager was given the axe.由于持续未达成目标，那位销售经理被解雇了。
  • Several employees were given the axe during the company's restructuring last year.在公司去年的重组中，几名员工被裁掉了。
  • If his performance doesn't improve, he'll be given the axe at the end of the quarter.如果他的表现没有改善，他将在季度末被解雇。
  • The entire research project was given the axe due to budget cuts.由于预算削减，整个研究项目被砍掉了。
  • We were all shocked when the whole team was given the axe without any warning.当整个团队毫无预警地被解散时，我们都惊呆了。
  • The rumor is that the least productive department will be given the axe first.谣言说，效率最低的部门将首先被裁撤。
  • Despite his long service, he was given the axe just before he could retire.尽管他服务了很长时间，但在他即将退休前却被解雇了。
  • The unpopular TV show was given the axe by the network after only one season.那部不受欢迎的电视节目仅播出了一季就被电视台砍掉了。
  • It's a tough environment; you could be given the axe for a single major error.这是一个严酷的环境；一个重大的错误就可能让你被炒鱿鱼。
  • The newspaper's foreign bureau was given the axe as part of a cost-saving measure.作为节约成本措施的一部分，该报社的海外分社被裁撤了。