shaves

英 [ʃeɪvz]

美 [ʃeɪvz]

v.  剃(须发); (尤指)刮脸; (少量地)削减，调低，降价
shave的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 剃须;刮脸
  When a manshaves, he removes the hair from his face using a razor or shaver so that his face is smooth.
  1. He took a bath and shaved before dinner...
     晚餐前他洗了澡，刮了脸。
  2. He had shaved his face until it was smooth...
     他把脸上的胡子刮得干干净净。
  3. It's a pity you shaved your moustache off.
     真可惜，你刮掉了小胡子。
  4. Shaveis also a noun.
     
  5. He never seemed to need a shave.
     他似乎从不需要刮脸。
• VERB 剃去，刮掉(毛发)
  If someoneshavesa part of their body, they remove the hair from it so that it is smooth.
  1. Many women shave their legs...
     很多女性都刮腿毛。
  2. If you have long curly hair, don't shave it off.
     如果你有一头卷曲的长发，不要剪掉。
• VERB 给…刮脸;给…剃去毛发
  If youshavesomeone, you remove the hair from their face or another part of their body so that it is smooth.
  1. The doctors shaved his head...
     医生将他的头发剃去了。
  2. She had to call a barber to shave him.
     她不得不叫个理发师来给他刮脸。
• VERB 刨掉;刨去;切掉;削掉
  If youshave offpart of a piece of wood or other material, you cut very thin pieces from it.
  1. I set the log on the ground and shaved off the bark...
     我将原木放到了地上，刨掉了树皮。
  2. She was shaving thin slices off a courgette.
     她正将小胡瓜切成薄片。
• VERB (少量地)削减，缩减;使(略)有下降
  If youshavea small amountoffsomething such as a record, cost, or price, you reduce it by that amount.
  1. She's already shaved four seconds off the national record for the mile...
     她已经将一英里赛跑的国家纪录缩短了 4 秒。
  2. Supermarket chains have shaved prices.
     超市连锁店已经稍稍降价。
• See also:shaving
• PHRASE 幸免于难;侥幸脱险
  If you describe a situation asa close shave, you mean that there was nearly an accident or a disaster but it was avoided.
  1. I can't quite believe the close shaves I've had just recently.
     我真是无法相信就在最近自己侥幸逃过了几场大难。

双语例句

• Oh! You know my friend Abby who shaves her head? She said that if you want to break the bad boyfriend cycle, you can do like a cleansing ritual.
  噢！你们还记得我那个剃了头的朋友艾比吗？她说你想要跳出坏朋友的圈子，你要举行一个清理仪式。
• Hurstwood reasoned, when he neared the last ten dollars, that he had better keep a little pocket change and not become wholly dependent for car-fare, shaves, and the like;
  当赫斯渥差不多只剩下最后10块钱时，他想自己最好还是留点零用钱，不要弄得连乘车、修面之类的费用都要完全依赖于人。
• Yet cutting brands shaves operating costs because each brand requires a certain amount of spending on product development advertising, dealer support and other expenses.
  然而，精减品牌可以压缩经营成本，因为每个品牌都需要一笔资金用于产品开发广告、经销商支持和其他方面。
• He who shaves, loses, said the Werder Bremen defender.
  这位云达不莱梅俱乐部的后卫说：谁刮胡子谁就输。
• You know my friend Abby who shaves her head?
  记得我那剃光头的朋友艾比？
• Especially because in the end she marries the ogre, who shaves his shaggy beard to reveal a handsome face, and they live happily ever after.
  特别是因为在最后，泽拉尔达嫁给了那个刮掉乱蓬蓬的胡子、露出一张英俊面孔的吃人魔鬼，从此幸福地生活在一起。
• He shaves himself every morning.
  他每天早晨刮胡子。
• I could invite the Luftwaffe and give them all shaves before they hang me.
  我还可以邀请德国空军来，在他们吊死我前给他们修修面。
• Harry: My big brother shaves every day.
  哈里：我哥哥每天都刮脸。
• I put on coffee and fix breakfast while he shaves.
  我煮上咖啡，做好早饭，他则在刮脸。