noun🔗Share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."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。utensilweaponitemworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share斧An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle."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。weaponutensilhistorymilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share解雇、拒否A dismissal or rejection."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。jobbusinessorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。musicentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share思惑, 意図A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives."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。businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share斧で切る, 伐採するTo fell or chop with an axe."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。utensilworkagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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."He got axed in the last round of firings."彼は最後の解雇で解雇された。jobbusinesseconomyorganizationworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share車軸The axle of a wheel."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。partmachinevehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share車軸を取り付けるTo furnish with an axle."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。technicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share尋ねる, 質問するTo request (information, or an answer to a question)."I asked her age."私は彼女に年齢を尋ねました。communicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share提起する, 提示するTo put forward (a question) to be answered."to ask a question"質問を提起するcommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share尋問する, 質問するTo interrogate or enquire of (a person)."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。communicationlanguagewordactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share求める, 懇願するTo request or petition; usually with for."to ask for a second helping at dinner"夕食で二度目のおかわりを求める。demandbusinesscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share許可を求めるTo request permission to do something."Did you ask to use the car?"車の使用許可を求めましたか?communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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."What price are you asking for the house?"その家について、いくら要求しますか?demandbusinessworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share招待する, 呼ぶTo invite."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。communicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share教会で結婚を発表するTo publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons."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。religionfamilytraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share例として挙げるTo take (a person's situation) as an example."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。jobbusinessworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading