单词 | shave |
释义 | verb | noun shaveshave1 /ʃeɪv/ ●●● S3 verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] to cut off hair very close to the skin, especially from the face, using a razor: He hadn’t shaved in over a week.shave your head/legs/armpits etc. I washed my hair and shaved my legs.2[transitive] to remove very thin pieces from the surface of something using a sharp tool: Shave some fresh Parmesan cheese over the salad before serving. [Origin: Old English scafan]shave something ↔ off phrasal verb1to remove hair by shaving: Dave shaved off his mustache!2to reduce an amount or number very slightly: She shaved two seconds off her previous time in the 10,000 meters.3to remove very thin pieces from the surface of something, using a knife or other cutting tool: Fill the crack with putty and shave off any excess after it dries. verb | noun shaveshave2 noun [countable usually singular] 1an act of shaving your face: He needed a shave.2a close shave a)a situation in which you just avoid an accident or something bad: The icy weather caused a few close shaves on the road. b)a shave that cuts a man’s hair very close to his face |
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