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noun

斧

A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the heavy ax to chop the firewood for the winter. "

大工は冬のために薪を割るのに重い斧を使った。

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noun

斧

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

Examples :

"The blacksmith sharpened the ax's blade for the farmer, who needed it to chop wood. "

鍛冶屋は、木を切りたい農夫のために斧の刃を研いだ。

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noun

解雇、拒否

A dismissal or rejection.

Examples :

"His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe."

彼のガールフレンド/上司/先生は彼を解雇した。

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楽器、ギター（ロック）、サックス（ジャズ）

A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.

Examples :

"The band's lead guitarist brought out his special ax for the final song. "

バンドのリードギタリストは、最後の曲のために特別な楽器を取り出した。

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思惑, 意図

A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.

Examples :

"The CEO had a hidden ax to grind against the new marketing director, hoping to get her fired. "

CEOは、彼女を解雇させようと、新しいマーケティングディレクターに対して隠れた意図を持っていた。

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verb

斧で切る, 伐採する

To fell or chop with an axe.

Examples :

"The carpenter axed the fallen tree trunk into smaller pieces. "

大工は倒れた木の幹を斧で小さな破片に切り刻んだ。

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解雇する, 削減する, 中止する

To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.

Examples :

"He got axed in the last round of firings."

彼は最後の解雇で解雇された。

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noun

車軸

The axle of a wheel.

Examples :

"The bicycle's ax was bent, making it hard to ride. "

自転車の車軸が曲がっていて、乗りにくかった。

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verb

車軸を取り付ける

To furnish with an axle.

Examples :

"The carpenter needed to ax the wooden wheel before he could attach the spokes. "

大工はスポークを取り付ける前に、木の車輪に車軸を取り付ける必要があった。

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verb

尋ねる, 質問する

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

Examples :

"I asked her age."

私は彼女に年齢を尋ねました。

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提起する, 提示する

To put forward (a question) to be answered.

Examples :

"to ask a question"

質問を提起する

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尋問する, 質問する

To interrogate or enquire of (a person).

Examples :

"The teacher axed Maria about the reason for her absence from class. "

先生はマリアに授業を欠席した理由を尋問した。

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求める, 懇願する

To request or petition; usually with for.

Examples :

"to ask for a second helping at dinner"

夕食で二度目のおかわりを求める。

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許可を求める

To request permission to do something.

Examples :

"Did you ask to use the car?"

車の使用許可を求めましたか？

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要求する、必要とする

To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.

Examples :

"What price are you asking for the house?"

その家について、いくら要求しますか？

demand business work

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verb

招待する, 呼ぶ

Examples :

"Since "ax" does not mean "to invite," but is an informal (and potentially offensive) term meaning "to fire (someone) from a job," a contextually accurate sentence would be: "Due to budget cuts, the company had to ax twenty employees last week." "

予算削減のため、先週、会社は20人の従業員を解雇しなければなりませんでした。

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教会で結婚を発表する

To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.

Examples :

"The church will ax John and Mary next Sunday, announcing their upcoming marriage to the congregation. "

教会は来週の日曜日にジョンとメアリーの結婚を発表し、集会に彼らの結婚を告知します。

religion family tradition

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例として挙げる

To take (a person's situation) as an example.

Examples :

"The teacher axed Sarah's perfect homework as an example of what all assignments should look like. "

先生は、すべての課題がどのようなものになるべきかの例として、サラの完璧な宿題を挙げました。

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