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shave (obj)FeIvvto remove (hair) from (the body, esp. a man's face) by cutting it close to the skin with a RAZOR (= a device with a blade) or shaver, so that the skin feels smooth剃，刮脸John needs to shave (= remove the hair from his face) twice a day. [I]约翰每天要刮两次脸。The barber will shave you (= remove the hair from your face) as well as cut your hair, if you want. [T]如果你需要的话，理发师会给你剪头发，还会刮脸。"It's easier if you shave your legs in the bath, " she said. [T]“在洗澡时剃腿上的汗毛会容易些，”她说。Do you shave under your arms? [I]你剃除腋毛吗？When my dad shaved his beard (off), he looked ten years younger. [T/M]我爸爸剃完胡子后，看上去要年轻十岁。If you shave an amount off/from an object or surface, you cut a very thin piece from it.刨掉，刮掉（薄薄的一层）She shaved a few millimetres off the bottom of the door, so that it would open more easily. [T]她把门的底部刨掉了几毫米，这样开起来就容易些了。To shave something by an amount, or shave an amount off something, is to reduce it by that amount.减去，削减Our prices have been shaved by 5%! [T]我们的价格下降了5％。The new high speed trains will shave 25 minutes off the journey time (= reduce it by 25 minutes). [T]新的高速火车会使旅途的时间减少25分钟。
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