[例]  Several thousand of jobs will be axed next month due to the great depression.

[同义词]  dismiss ,sack, lay off ,fire

2.(n)removal or dismissal 解雇

[例]  I will under the axe if I can’t reach the sales goal this year.

back 1. (n.) opposite of front背面

[例]  Please sign the cheque on the back.

[同义词]  rear, reverse

2. (adj.) from the past过去的、拖欠的

[例]  We have a lot of back orders.

3. (v.) support资助

[例]  The bank backed my new venture.

[同义词]  support, encourage

backdate (v.) to put a date on a document that is earlier than the real date, so that it is valid from that earlier date 倒填日期

[例]  He backdated the bill so that it can be valid.

[同义词]  antedate

back order (n.) an order for goods that have not yet been produced or supplied积压定单

[例]  After a long vacation, I found myself in a huge stack of back orders.

[同义词]  backlog

back out (v) to give up or not do something after agreeing to do it不履行

[例]  You will be charged for sure if you back out of the contract.

[同义词]  default