/ʃeɪv ||; ʃev/verb [I,T] shave (sth) (off) to remove hair from the face or another part of the body with an extremely sharp piece of metal (a razor) （用剃刀）剃，刮（胡子、毛发等）: I cut myself shaving this morning. 今天早上我刮胡子的时候割伤了自己。When did you shave off your moustache? 你是什么时候把八字胡子剃掉的？ [T] to shave your legs 刮掉腿上的毛 shave sth off (sth) to cut a very small amount from sth 刨下，削掉（薄薄的一层）: We'll have to shave a bit off the door to make it close properly. 我们要把门刨掉一些，使它能关好。