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a barber cuts/trims someone's hair
barber 的工作通常包括理发和修剪胡须。
A barber can trim your beard as well as cut your hair.
理发师除了剪头发，也能帮你修胡子。
理发师
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理发师
A person whose job is to cut and style hair, and to shave or trim beards, usually for male customers.
A barber can trim your beard as well as cut your hair.
理发师除了剪头发，也能帮你修胡子。
以修剪通常为男性顾客的头发和胡须为职业的人。
A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
理发外科医生,专门治疗战场伤员的步兵。
A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.
My barber always asks how I want my hair cut.
我的理发师总是问我想怎么剪头发。
The new barber in town gives really good beard trims.
镇上那位新理发师修剪胡须的手艺很好。
I have an appointment with the barber at three o'clock.
我三点钟和理发师有个预约。
barber 的工作通常包括理发和修剪胡须。
A barber can trim your beard as well as cut your hair.
理发师除了剪头发，也能帮你修胡子。
have sth done 表示“让别人做某事”，这里指请理发师理发。
I usually have my hair cut by a barber near my office.
我通常让办公室附近的理发师给我理发。
work as 后接职业名词，表示“从事……职业”。
She works as a barber in the old town.
她在老城区当理发师。
barber shop 是名词短语，barber 作定语修饰 shop。
That barber shop offers a free shave on Mondays.
那家理发店每周一提供免费修面。
Not this
I went to barber yesterday.
Use this
I went to the barber's yesterday.
barber 是可数名词，不能不用冠词；表达“去理发店”时常用 the barber's 这个固定说法（省略 shop），需要加 the 和所有格。中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉 the 和 's。
Not this
He barbers my hair every month.
Use this
He cuts my hair every month.
barber 只有名词词性，不能用作动词；表达“理发”应用动词 cut 或 have/get a haircut。把 barber 当动词是受中文“理发”可作动词的影响。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
理发店
He opened a barber shop after finishing training.
他完成培训后开了一家理发店。
理发店彩条招牌
The shop's barber pole has been there for decades.
这家店的理发店彩条招牌已经竖立了几十年。
理发椅
The barber chair is very comfortable.
这张理发椅非常舒适。
理发培训学校
She attended barber college in Chicago.
她在芝加哥上过理发培训学校。
资深理发师
A master barber taught him how to use scissors.
一位资深理发师教他如何使用剪刀。
理发学徒
The apprentice barber swept the floor after closing.
理发学徒在打烊后扫地。
与此同时，在理发店里，理发师又给另一位顾客修面。
I have an appointment with the barber tomorrow afternoon.
我明天下午约了理发师。
Use barber naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想记忆：理发师（barber）站在bar（酒吧）旁给人理发，记住bar开头就是理发师。
语域：neutral 常见场景：at a barbershop、everyday conversation、talking about occupations 作为名词时，通常指以修剪头发和胡须为职业的人，多用于日常对话和一般书面语；在理发店场景中很常见，属于中性词。
表示职业时，为可数名词，常用单数形式表示泛指。
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