/ʃeɪv ||; ʃev/verb
[I,T] shave (sth) (off) to remove hair from the face or another part of the body with an extremely sharp piece of metal (a razor) (用剃刀)剃,刮(胡子、毛发等):
I cut myself shaving this morning.今天早上我刮胡子的时候割伤了自己。When did you shave off your moustache?你是什么时候把八字胡子剃掉的? [T] to shave your legs刮掉腿上的毛shave sth off (sth) to cut a very small amount from sth 刨下,削掉(薄薄的一层):
We'll have to shave a bit off the door to make it close properly.我们要把门刨掉一些,使它能关好。
shave²
/ʃeɪv ||; ʃev/noun
[C] [usu.sing] the action of shaving 剃;刮:
to have a shave刮胡子I need a shave.我需要刮刮胡子。a close shave/thing→CLOSE³