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VERB
剃須;刮臉
When a man shaves, he removes the hair from his face using a razor or shaver so that his face is smooth.
例句
He took a bath and shaved before dinner...
晚餐前他洗了澡，刮了臉。
He had shaved his face until it was smooth...
他把臉上的胡子刮得干干凈凈。
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VERB
剃去，刮掉(毛發)
If someone shaves a part of their body, they remove the hair from it so that it is smooth.
例句
Many women shave their legs...
很多女性都刮腿毛。
If you have long curly hair, don't shave it off.
如果你有一頭卷曲的長發，不要剪掉。
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VERB
給…刮臉;給…剃去毛發
If you shave someone, you remove the hair from their face or another part of their body so that it is smooth.
例句
The doctors shaved his head...
醫生將他的頭發剃去了。
She had to call a barber to shave him.
她不得不叫個理發師來給他刮臉。
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VERB
刨掉;刨去;切掉;削掉
If you shave off part of a piece of wood or other material, you cut very thin pieces from it.
例句
I set the log on the ground and shaved off the bark...
我將原木放到了地上，刨掉了樹皮。
She was shaving thin slices off a courgette.
她正將小胡瓜切成薄片。
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VERB
(少量地)削減，縮減;使(略)有下降
If you shave a small amount off something such as a record, cost, or price, you reduce it by that amount.
例句
She's already shaved four seconds off the national record for the mile...
她已經將一英里賽跑的國家紀錄縮短了 4 秒。
Supermarket chains have shaved prices.
超市連鎖店已經稍稍降價。
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PHRASE
幸免于難;僥幸脫險
If you describe a situation as a close shave, you mean that there was nearly an accident or a disaster but it was avoided.
例句
I can't quite believe the close shaves I've had just recently.
我真是無法相信就在最近自己僥幸逃過了幾場大難。