shave
shave
verb
verb
- [no obj.]cut the hair off one's face with a razor
剃须，刮脸，修面
he washed, shaved, and had breakfast.
他洗脸，刮脸，然后吃早饭。
■[with obj.]cut the hair off (a part of the body) with a razor
剃…上的毛发
she shaved her legs.
她剃了腿上的汗毛。
■[withobj.]cut the hair off the face or another part of the body of (someone) with a razor
为…剃须；为…剃毛发
his wife washed and shaved him.
他的妻子帮他洗脸和刮脸。
■cut (hair) off with a razor
剃（毛发）
professional male swimmers shave off their body hair.
职业男子游泳运动员剃掉身上毛发。 - [with obj.]cut (a thin slice or slices) from the surface of something
把…切刮出薄片
scrape a large sharp knife across the surface, shaving off rolls of very fine chocolate.
用一把锋利大刀刮表面，切出细薄的卷状巧克力。
■reduce by a small amount
少量削减
they shaved profit margins.
他们削减了利润幅度。
■remove (a small amount) from something
（以很少的量）除去，去掉
she shaved 0.5 seconds off the British junior record.
她把英国少年记录缩短了0.5秒。 - [withobj.]pass or send something close to (something else), missing it narrowly
掠过；擦过
Scott shaved the post in the 29th minute.
斯科特在29分钟时踢出的球擦门柱而过。
- an act of shaving hair from the face or a part of the body
修面，刮脸；剃毛发
he couldn't have a shave.
他当时没法刮脸。
the razor will probably last several shaves.
这剃刀可用来刮几次脸。 - a tool used for shaving very thin slices or layers from wood or other material
刮刀；刨刀
- Old English sc(e)afan 'scrape away the surface of (something) by paring', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaven and German schaben
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