Lay the axe to the root of
v. 著手根除
?? 詞語組成解析
lay
[lei]
vt. 放置;鋪放;涂，敷;產卵;
adj. 世俗的;外行的;沒有經驗的;
n. 敘事詩;性伙伴;
the
[e?]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指說話人與聽者已知的人（物）;用于獨一無二的事物前;與形容詞最高級和序數詞連用;
axe
[?ks]
n. 斧子;<俚>解雇;
vt. 用斧砍;削除，解雇;大量削減（經費），精簡（機構）;
to
[tu,t?]
prep. 向，朝著;到;關于;屬于;
adv. 朝一個方向的;到某種狀態;關閉;
the
[e?]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指說話人與聽者已知的人（物）;用于獨一無二的事物前;與形容詞最高級和序數詞連用;
??? 情景例句
How much money are you looking for in this job?
你希望的薪水是多少？
What do you want?
你到底想怎樣？
The negotiations on the rights and obligations of the parties under contract turned out to be very successful.
就合同保方的權利和義務方面的談判非常成功。