[VERB 动词]剃须;刮脸 When a man shaves, he removes the hair from his face using a razor or shaver so that his face is smooth.
[V]
[V n]
[V n with off]
He took a bath and shaved before dinner...
晚餐前他洗了澡,刮了脸。
He had shaved his face until it was smooth...
他把脸上的胡子刮得干干净净。
It's a pity you shaved your moustache off.
真可惜,你刮掉了小胡子。
Shave is also a noun.
He never seemed to need a shave.
他似乎从不需要刮脸。
shaving
...a range of shaving products.
一系列的剃须产品
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[VERB 动词]剃去,刮掉(毛发) If someone shaves a part of their body, they remove the hair from it so that it is smooth.
[V n]
[V n with off]
Many women shave their legs...
很多女性都刮腿毛。
If you have long curly hair, don't shave it off.
如果你有一头卷曲的长发,不要剪掉。
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[VERB 动词]给…刮脸;给…剃去毛发 If you shave someone, you remove the hair from their face or another part of their body so that it is smooth.
[V n]
The doctors shaved his head...
医生将他的头发剃去了。
She had to call a barber to shave him.
她不得不叫个理发师来给他刮脸。
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[VERB 动词]刨掉;刨去;切掉;削掉 If you shave off part of a piece of wood or other material, you cut very thin pieces from it.
[V n with off]
[V n off n]
I set the log on the ground and shaved off the bark...
我将原木放到了地上,刨掉了树皮。
She was shaving thin slices off a courgette.
她正将小胡瓜切成薄片。
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[VERB 动词](少量地)削减,缩减;使(略)有下降 If you shave a small amount off something such as a record, cost, or price, you reduce it by that amount.
[V n off/from n]
[V n]
She's already shaved four seconds off the national record for the mile...
她已经将一英里赛跑的国家纪录缩短了 4 秒。
Supermarket chains have shaved prices.
超市连锁店已经稍稍降价。
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[PHRASE 短语]幸免于难;侥幸脱险 If you describe a situation as a close shave, you mean that there was nearly an accident or a disaster but it was avoided.
[N inflects]
I can't quite believe the close shaves I've had just recently.
我真是无法相信就在最近自己侥幸逃过了几场大难。
Oxford
shave★/ʃeɪv; NAmEʃeɪv/
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noun
shaveshavesshavedshavingverb★ _hair_comp.jpg _shavedhead.jpg 1★[intransitive , transitive ]to cut hair from the skin, especially the face, using a razor剃(须发);(尤指)刮脸◆Mike cut himself shaving.迈克刮胡子时把脸划破了。shavesb/sth/yourself ◆The nurse washed and shaved him.护士给他洗了脸,刮了胡子。◆a shaved head剃光的头☞see also
shaven
2[transitive ]shavesth to cut a small amount off a price, etc. (少量地)削减,调低,降价◆The firm had shaved profit margins.公司调低了利润率。PHRASAL VERBˌshave sth↔ˌoff | ˌshave sth ˈoff sth1to remove a beard or moustacheby shaving 剃掉,刮去(胡须)◆Charles decided to shave off his beard.查尔斯决定刮掉胡子。2to cut very thin pieces from the surface of wood, etc. 削掉;刨去;切掉◆I had to shave a few millimetres off the door to make it shut.我把门刨去了几毫米才能关上。3to reduce a number by a very small amount (微量地)减少,缩小◆He shaved a tenth of a second off the world record.他把世界纪录缩短了十分之一秒。nounan act of shaving 修面;刮脸;剃须◆I need a shave.我需要刮胡子了。◆to have a shave刮脸IDIOMsee
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2adj.shave/ʃeɪv; NAmEʃeɪv/
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shave1 verb
shave2 noun
shaveshave1 /ʃeɪv/ ●●●S3 verb
Word Origin
Verb Table
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1[intransitive, transitive] to cut off hair very close to the skin, especially from the face, using a razor: He hadn’t shaved for days. Brian had cut himself shaving.shave your head/legs/armpits etc She shaved her legs and underarms.2[transitive] to remove very thin pieces from the surface of something: Shave thin strips of cheese over the pasta.shave off phrasal verb1to remove hair by shaving: I’ve decided to shave off my beard.2 (also shave something off something) to remove very thin pieces from the surface of something, using a knife or other cutting tool: I had to shave a few millimetres off the bottom of the door to make it shut.3 (also shave something off something) if you shave a small amount off something such as a price or a record, you make the price slightly smaller or the record time slightly shorter: She shaved half a second off the world record.
shave1 verb
shave2 noun
shaveshave2 noun [countable usually singular]
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1if a man has a shave, he cuts off the hair on his face close to his skin using a razor: He looked as if he needed a shave.have a shave British English I’ll just have a shave before we go.2a close shave a situation in which you only just avoid an accident or something badSYN narrow escape: Phew, that was a close shave.
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