Shave

[ʃeɪv] or [ʃev]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the act of removing hair with a razor.

(verb.) remove body hair with a razor.

(verb.) touch the surface of lightly; 'His back shaved the counter in passing'.

(verb.) cut closely; 'trim my beard'.

(verb.) make shavings of or reduce to shavings; 'shave the radish'.

(verb.) cut the price of.

汉弗莱手打--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(-) obs. p. p. of Shave.

(v. t.) To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard.

(v. t.) To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself.

(v. t.) To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.

(v. t.) To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.

(v. t.) To strip; to plunder; to fleece.

(v. i.) To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat.

(v. t.) A thin slice; a shaving.

(v. t.) A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.

(v. t.) An exorbitant discount on a note.

(v. t.) A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.

(v. t.) A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.

(v. t.) The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.

巴塞洛缪校對

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Cut off (close to the surface).[2]. Make smooth or bare (as by cutting off hair closely).[3]. Slice, cut in thin slices.[4]. Strip, fleece.[5]. Graze, skim, touch lightly (in passing over).

海丝特編輯

解釋/意思:

v.t. to cut off the hair with a razor: to pare closely: to make smooth by paring: to cut in thin slices: to skim along the surface: to strip swindle.—v.i. to remove hair by a razor:—pa.p. shāved or shā′ven.—n. the act of shaving: a paring: a narrow miss or escape: a piece of financial knavery.—ns. Shave′-grass the scouring-rush; Shave′ling a monk or friar from his shaven crown; Shā′ver one who shaves: a barber: a sharp or extortionate dealer: (coll.) a chap youngster; Shā′ving the act of shaving: that which is shaved or pared off; Shā′ving-bā′sin -bowl -brush a basin bowl brush used by persons shaving.—Close or Near shave a very narrow escape.

阿曼德錄入