| 单词 | shave |
| 释义 | shave (ʃeɪv ) Word forms: shaves , shaving , shaved 1. verb B1 When you shave, you remove the hair from your face using a razor or shaver so that your face is smooth. He took a bath and shaved before dinner. [VERB] He had shaved his face until it was smooth. [VERB noun] It's a pity you shaved your moustache off. [V n with off] Synonyms: trim, cut, crop, barber Shave is also a noun. He never seemed to need a shave. shaving uncountable noun B2 ...a range of shaving products. 2. verb B1 If someone shaves a part of their body, they remove the hair from it so that it is smooth. Some women shave their legs. [VERB noun] If you have long curly hair, don't shave it off. [V n with off] 3. verb B1+ If you shave someone, you remove the hair from their face or another part of their body so that it is smooth. The doctors shaved his head. [VERB noun] She had to call a barber to shave him. [VERB noun] 4. verb If you shave off part of a piece of wood or other material, you cut very thin pieces from it. I set the log on the ground and shaved off the bark. [V n with off] She was shaving thin slices off a courgette. [V n + off] Synonyms: scrape, plane, trim, shear 5. verb If you shave a small amount off something such as a record, cost, or price, you reduce it by that amount. She's already shaved four seconds off the national record for the mile. [V n + off/from] Supermarket chains have shaved prices. [VERB noun] Synonyms: reduce, lower, slash, decrease 6. See also shaving 7. a close shave phrase If you describe a situation as a close shave, you mean that there was nearly an accident or a disaster but it was avoided. I can't quite believe the close shaves I've had just recently. Idioms: have a close shave to very nearly have an accident or disaster or to very nearly suffer a defeat Gingrich had a close shave in the 1990 general election. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 剃须 Japanese: 剃る |
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