shave
/ʃeɪv; ʃev/ v
1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (off sth/off) cut (hair) off the face, etc with a razor; cut hair off the face, etc of (sb) in this way (用剃刀)刮(胡须等); 为(某人)剃毛发
I shave every morning. 我每天早上刮脸.
The nurse washed and shaved the patient. 护士给病人清洗皮肤、 刮去毛发.
Buddhist priests shave their heads. 和尚都剃光头.
She sometimes shaves the hair off her legs. 她有时剃腿上的寒毛.
Why don't you shave your beard off? 你怎麽不把胡子刮掉?
2 [Tn] cut or scrape thin slices from the surface of (wood, etc) 刨(木头等); 削; 刮. => Usage at clip2 用法见clip2.
3 [Tn] (infml 口) pass very close to (sb/sth), or touch (sb/sth) slightly in passing 掠过, 擦过(某人[某物])
The bus just shaved me by an inch. 那辆公共汽车从我身边掠过, 离我只有一英寸.
The ball narrowly shaved his off stump. 那个球紧贴著他的三柱门的外柱掠过.
The lorry shaved the barrier, scraping its side. 那辆卡车掠过路障, 刮坏了车身.
4 (phr v) shave sth off (sth) remove (a thin layer) from the surface of sth by cutting or scraping 从某物表面削去或刮掉(薄薄的一层)
shave a millimetre (of wood) off the block 把木块刨去一毫米. shave, n
1 act of shaving 剃; 刮: A sharp razor gives a close shave. 剃刀锋利刮得就乾净.
Have a shave before you go out. 把胡子刮刮再出门.
2 (idm 习语) a close shave => close1.