shave

verb

/ʃeɪv/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they shave	/ʃeɪv/ /ʃeɪv/
he / she / it shaves	/ʃeɪvz/ /ʃeɪvz/
past simple shaved	/ʃeɪvd/ /ʃeɪvd/
past participle shaved	/ʃeɪvd/ /ʃeɪvd/
-ing form shaving	/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/ /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] to cut hair from the skin, especially the face, using a razor剃（须发）；（尤指）刮脸
- Mike cut himself shaving.迈克刮胡子时把脸划破了。
- shave somebody/something/yourself The nurse washed and shaved him.护士给他洗了脸，刮了胡子。
- a shaved head剃光的头
- He has completely shaved his head.他剃了一个光头。
- I cut myself when I was shaving.我刮胡子时把脸划破了。
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[transitive] shave something to cut a small amount off a price, etc.（少量地）削减，调低，降价
- The firm had shaved profit margins.公司调低了利润率。

Word OriginOld English sc(e)afan ‘scrape away the surface of (something) by paring’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaven and German schaben.

noun

/ʃeɪv/

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Idioms

a close call/shave

(informal) a situation in which you only just manage to avoid an accident, etc.侥幸避免事故；侥幸脱险；幸免于难
- He had a close shave when his brakes failed on the mountain road.他在山路上刹车失灵，险些丧命。