shave

1. V-T/V-I When a man shaves, he removes the hair from his face using a razor or shaver so that his face is smooth. 刮 (臉); 剃須

He took a bath and shaved before dinner. 他在晚餐前洗了澡竝刮了臉。

He had shaved his face until it was smooth. 他把臉刮到光滑爲止。

2. N-COUNT Shave is also a noun. 剃須; 刮臉

He never seemed to need a shave. 他似乎從不需要刮臉。

3. shavingN-UNCOUNT 剃須; 刮臉

...a range of shaving products. …一系列剃須産品。

4. V-T If you shave off part of a piece of wood or other material, you cut very thin pieces from it. 削掉; 刨掉

I set the log on the ground and shaved off the bark. 我把原木放在地上，然後刨掉樹皮。

5. V-T If you shave a small amount off something such as a record, cost, or price, you reduce it by that amount. 少量削減; 略微降低

She's already shaved four seconds off the national record for the mile. 她已經把1英裡賽跑的全國紀錄減少了4秒。

6. →see also shaving

7. PHRASE If you describe a situation as a close shave, you mean that there was nearly an accident or a disaster but it was avoided. 僥幸脫險

I can't quite believe the close shaves I've had just recently. 我幾乎不能相信我最近剛經歷的幾次僥幸脫險。