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shave off

/sheyv/US // ʃeɪv //UK // (ʃeɪv) //

刮掉,剃掉,剃除,剃去了

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    shaved, shaved or shav·en, shav·ing.

    • : to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    shaved, shaved or shav·en, shav·ing.

    • : to remove hair from by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor.
    • : to cut off close to the skin with a razor.
    • : to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather.
    • : to reduce to shavings or thin slices: to shave wood.
    • : to cut or trim closely: to shave a lawn.
    • : to scrape, graze, or come very near to: The car just shaved the garage door.
    • : Commerce. to purchase at a rate of discount greater than is legal or customary.
    • : to reduce or deduct from: The store shaved the price of winter suits in the spring.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.
    • : a thin slice; a shaving.
    • : any of various tools for shaving, scraping, removing thin slices, etc.

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Examples

  • It would be a shame to pop out of the shower only to realize your beard needs to be fully dry before a shave, and you need to be on your way to work.

  • The most popular trimmers, however, are ones that can handle both a wet and dry shave.

  • There are even some dry shave trimmers that have a built-in vacuum to pick up all the little hairs that you’ve recently snipped off.

  • The one drawback of these is they might not be able to give you as close a shave.

  • Some higher-end brands may promise the closest shave ever, but keep your expectations in check.

  • The only time they asked me to do something was grow my hair so they could shave it in that one scene.

  • There is a big difference between imagining not shaving and actually trying to not shave.

  • According to Fahs, the “labor intensive” assignment “gives men some insight into what women who shave go through.”

  • Budgets are out of control because government executives lack flexibility to shave here and there to make ends meet.

  • Tipitina's in the warm blue fog, squatting beneath a crescent moon so sharp and clean you could shave a wild hog with it.

  • Neither shall they shave their heads, nor wear long hair: but they shall only poll their heads.

  • "That was a hell o' a narrow shave," quietly observed Tam Donaldson, as they panted together, and tried to collect themselves.

  • The monks have become so luxurious that they refuse to shave their heads and have commenced to array themselves in fine clothes.

  • On our way we had a near shave, for out of the darkness whizzed a shrapnel shell.

  • I was very much surprised when, after seven days without being able to shave, to see my face come out perfectly black all over!