"take an axe to" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 用斧頭砍
• 大幅削減

Definition

字面意思是用斧頭砍，多用於大幅削減或取消某事，比如裁員、削減預算或廢除規定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於商業或政府語境，指大幅削減，例如預算、職位等。語氣強烈，並不適用於細微調整。

Examples

The city decided to take an axe to its spending.

市政府決定**大幅削減**支出。

The company had to take an axe to hundreds of jobs.

公司不得不**裁掉**數百個職位。

When sales dropped, management decided to take an axe to the marketing budget.

銷售下降時，管理層決定**大幅削減**行銷預算。

Lawmakers are ready to take an axe to the current tax laws.

立法者準備好對現行稅法**大幅改革**。

If profits don’t improve, they might take an axe to the research department.

如果利潤沒有改善，他們可能會**大幅削減**研發部門。

They really took an axe to our favorite TV show when they cut half the episodes.

他們真的**大刀闊斧地砍掉**了我們最喜歡的劇，直接減少了一半集數。