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barber somebody
作“给某人理发”讲时是及物动词，宾语通常是人。
He barbered the old man carefully before the ceremony.
仪式前，他仔细地给那位老人理了发。
理发；修剪胡须
barbered — past of barber
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理发；修剪胡须
To cut or trim a person's hair or beard.
He barbered the old man carefully before the ceremony.
仪式前，他仔细地给那位老人理了发。
给(某人)理发或修剪胡须
To cut the hair or beard of (a person).
(美国俚语)闲聊,谈话
(US, slang) To chatter, talk.
barber
Base
原形
barbers
3rd person
第三人称单数
barbering
-ing
现在分词
barbered
Past
过去式
barbered
Past participle
过去分词
He barbers his beard every morning.
他每天早上修剪胡须。
I barbered my son's hair yesterday.
我昨天给儿子理了发。
She is barbering clients at the shop today.
她今天在店里给顾客理发。
barber 作动词表示“给…理发/修剪胡须”，口语中也可表示“闲聊”；属于规则动词。
I prefer to barber my own hair at home instead of going to a salon.
我更喜欢在家自己理发，而不是去理发店。
The stylist barbered the old man's beard before the ceremony.
造型师在仪式前为老人修剪了胡须。
He is barbering his son's hair for the school play.
他正在为儿子理发，为学校的戏剧演出做准备。
作“给某人理发”讲时是及物动词，宾语通常是人。
He barbered the old man carefully before the ceremony.
仪式前，他仔细地给那位老人理了发。
美国俚语中，barber 可作不及物动词，表示“闲聊、谈话”。
They barbered over coffee for hours.
他们一边喝咖啡一边闲聊了好几个小时。
Not this
He barbered my hair yesterday.
Use this
He barbered me yesterday.
barber 作及物动词时，宾语是被理发的人，不是头发；要表达“给我理发”应说 barber somebody，不能把 hair 当作宾语。
Not this
I barbered yesterday.
Use this
I got a haircut yesterday.
表示“我昨天理发了”时，barber 不能像汉语“理发”那样作不及物动词；这一义项需要宾语，或改用 get a haircut / have one's hair cut。
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让人给自己理发
He had his hair barbered at the shop before the interview.
面试前，他在店里让人给自己理了发。
由某人理发
The king was barbered by his personal servant.
国王由他的私人仆人替其理发。
刚理过发的
He looked freshly barbered in his tuxedo.
他穿着燕尾服，看上去刚理过发。
仪容整洁的
Her well-barbered boyfriend made a good impression on her parents.
她男朋友仪容整洁，给她父母留下了好印象。
修剪某人的胡须
He barbered his beard carefully every morning.
他每天早上都会仔细修剪胡须。
非常得意，自鸣得意（英式，较旧说法）
After they praised his idea, he walked out of the meeting as proud as a barber's cat.
他们称赞了他的想法后，他得意洋洋地走出了会议室。
Use barbered naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
“barber”里藏着“bar”(酒吧)，想象理发师在酒吧边给客人理发边闲聊。
语域：mixed 常见场景：written or formal descriptions of cutting hair or beard、US slang in casual conversation (to chat) 作“理发/修剪胡须”讲时，该动词多用于较正式或书面描写，日常口语中更常说 cut someone's hair；作美国俚语“闲聊、谈话”讲时，只用于非正式口语。
与 barber /ˈbɑːbə/ 真正同韵的是 harbour /ˈhɑːbə/（美式拼作 harbor，读 /ˈhɑːrbər/，仍同韵）。member、number、sober、October 虽拼作 -ber，但与 barber 只共享词尾不重读的 /bə/，重读元音不同，所以不押韵。注意 plumber /ˈplʌmə/ 看似以 -ber 结尾，但 b 不发音，读作 /ˈplʌmə/，与 barber 不同。
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