chopping block
noun /ˈtʃɒpɪŋ blɒk/
/ˈtʃɑːpɪŋ blɑːk/
Idioms - enlarge imagea thick wooden board or block for cutting food or wood on
砧板： 在 - (in the past
旧时 砧板： 砍掉一个人的头作为惩罚的一块木头
Idioms
on the chopping block
- likely to be officially stopped or cancelled suddenly; likely to lose your job or position suddenly
砧板： 可能被正式停止或突然取消；可能突然失去工作或职位- The social pain will be enormous. On the chopping block will be schools and teachers, libraries, parks and health programmes.
社会痛苦将是巨大的。砧板上的将是学校和教师、图书馆、公园和卫生项目。 - Six senators are on the chopping block.
六名参议员在砧板上。 - I'm not going to put my head on the chopping block (= risk my job or position)!
我不会拿我的头去冒险的！
- The social pain will be enormous. On the chopping block will be schools and teachers, libraries, parks and health programmes.