单词 | shave |
释义 | Word Frequency shave(ʃeɪv) verbWord forms: shaves, shaving, shaved, shaved or shaven (mainly tr) 1. (also intr) to remove (the beard, hair, etc) from (the face, head, or body) by scraping the skin with a razor 2. to cut or trim very closely 3. to reduce to shavings 4. to remove thin slices from (wood, etc) with a sharp cutting tool; plane or pare 5. to touch or graze in passing 6. informal to reduce (a price) by a slight amount 7. US business to purchase (a commercial paper) at a greater rate of discount than is customary or legal noun 8. the act or an instance of shaving 9. any tool for scraping 10. a thin slice or shaving 11. an instance of barely touching something 12. close shave Derived forms shavable (ˈshavable) or shaveable (ˈshaveable) adjective Word origin Old English sceafan; related to Old Norse skafa, Gothic skaban to shave, Latin scabere to scrape |
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