"give the axe" in Chinese (Traditional)
解僱開除
Definition
通常指突然或意外地讓某人失業。非正式語,也可指終止某事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
非正式表達,略帶戲劇性,多用於職場,指被解僱。有時也指突然終止某事。不要與字面意義的「斧頭」混淆。
Examples
The company gave the axe to ten employees last week.
公司上週**解僱**了十名員工。
If you are always late, they might give the axe.
如果你總是遲到,他們可能會**解僱你**。
He was surprised when he was given the axe after many years.
工作多年後被**解僱**讓他很驚訝。
After the last round of budget cuts, several programs were given the axe.
在最近一輪預算削減後,幾個項目被**砍掉了**。
Rumor has it that management is about to give the axe to the whole department.
有傳言說管理層要對整個部門**開刀**。
We really need to give the axe to outdated policies in this company.
我們真的需要**廢除**公司裡的舊政策。