shave
verb
noun
ʃeɪv
verb
1
to
cut
off
hair
very
close
to
the
skin,
especially
from
the
face,
using
a
RAZOR
刮胡子，刮脸，剃须; 刮去〔毛发〕
I,T
He
hadn’t
shaved
for
days.
他已经好几天没刮脸了。
Brian
had
cut
himself
shaving
.
布赖恩刮胡子时刮破了脸。
shave
your
head/legs/armpits
etc
She
shaved
her
legs
and
underarms.
她剃了腿毛和腋毛。
2
to
remove
very
thin
pieces
from
the
surface
of
something
削去，刮掉〔薄层〕
T
Shave
thin
strips
of
cheese
over
the
pasta.
把干酪一层一层薄薄地削下撒到意大利面上。
3
to
remove
hair
by
shaving
剃掉〔毛发〕
I’ve
decided
to
shave
off
my
beard.
我决定把胡须剃掉。
4
shave sth off sth
also
又作
to
remove
very
thin
pieces
from
the
surface
of
something,
using
a
knife
or
other
cutting
tool
〔用刀、刨等〕刮去〔表层〕，把…刨去〔一层〕
I
had
to
shave
a
few
millimetres
off
the
bottom
of
the
door
to
make
it
shut.
我只好把门的底部刨掉几毫米它才能关上。
5
shave sth off sth
also
又作
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
略减，削减
She
shaved
half
a
second
off
the
world
record.
她把世界纪录缩短了半秒。
noun
6
if
a
man
has
a
shave,
he
cuts
off
the
hair
on
his
face
close
to
his
skin
using
a
RAZOR
刮脸，刮胡子
BrE :
He
looked
as
if
he
needed
a
shave.
他看上去似乎需要刮刮胡子。
have
a
shave
I’ll
just
have
a
shave
before
we
go.
我们走之前我要去刮刮胡子。
7
a close shave
a
situation
in
which
you
only
just
avoid
an
accident
or
something
幸免，侥幸脱险
Phew,
that
was
a
close
shave.
唷，好险哪。