V-T/V-I When a man shaves, he removes the hair from his face using a razor or shaver so that his face is smooth. 刮 (脸); 剃须
He took a bath and shaved before dinner.
他在晚餐前洗了澡并刮了脸。
He had shaved his face until it was smooth.
他把脸刮到光滑为止。
N-COUNT Shave is also a noun. 剃须; 刮脸
He never seemed to need a shave.
他似乎从不需要刮脸。
shaving N-UNCOUNT 剃须; 刮脸
...a range of shaving products.
…一系列剃须产品。
V-T If you shave off part of a piece of wood or other material, you cut very thin pieces from it. 削掉; 刨掉
I set the log on the ground and shaved off the bark.
我把原木放在地上,然后刨掉树皮。
V-T If you shave a small amount off something such as a record, cost, or price, you reduce it by that amount. 少量削减; 略微降低
She's already shaved four seconds off the national record for the mile.
她已经把1英里赛跑的全国纪录减少了4秒。
→ see also shaving
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. 侥幸脱险
I can't quite believe the close shaves I've had just recently.
我几乎不能相信我最近刚经历的几次侥幸脱险。
He took a bath and shaved before dinner.
他在晚餐前洗了澡并刮了脸。
Each morning he shaved and polished his shoes.
每天早晨他都刮胡子、擦皮鞋。
He's had his beard shaved off.
他把胡子刮掉了。
Songwriter William Gilbert, in the musical "Princess Ida",wrote: "Darwinian man,though well-behaved, at best is only a monkey shaved."
VOA: special.2011.03.13
I run out of the house and then usually around 3 o'clock somebody points out, in one case a homeless man, that I have a big glob of shaving cream in my ear or-- because I neglected to actually look in the mirror while I shaved.
然后冲出家门,大概到了下午三点时,会有人跟我说,有一次是一个流浪汉,告诉我,我耳朵上有一团剃须膏-,因为我剃须时忘了,照镜子。
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