Word · Frequency #23918
shavings
刮胡子；剃须
shavings is the plural of shaving.
The act of shaving hair from the face or body.
- 1.
A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
从木头、金属或其他材料上削下的薄片。
- 2.
The action of having a shave.
刮脸,剃须。
薄片；刨花；金属屑；从木头、金属或其他材料上削下的薄片。；刮脸,剃须。；薄片；修胡须
In use
He cut himself while shaving this morning.
The floor was covered with wood shavings from the carpentry work.
Daily shaving can irritate sensitive skin.
shavings of [material]
表示“薄片、屑”时，shavings 常用复数，可指木头、金属等材料上削下的碎片。
The floor was covered with shavings of wood.
地板上覆盖着一层刨花。
[body part] needs shaving
这里 needs shaving 是“need + -ing”结构，表示被动含义，相当于 needs to be shaved；shaving 指刮胡子的动作。
His beard needs shaving.
他的胡子该刮了。
Common mistakes
I had a shaving this morning.I had a shave this morning.
Connections
Collocations
- shaving cream
- 剃须膏
- He applied shaving cream to his face before using the razor.他用剃刀之前往脸上涂了剃须膏。
- shaving brush
- 剃须刷
- He lathers his face with a shaving brush and traditional soap.他用剃须刷和传统皂在脸上打出泡沫。
- shaving mirror
- 剃须镜
- She gave him a small shaving mirror for the bathroom.她送给他一面浴室用的小剃须镜。
- wood shavings
- 木屑、刨花
- The carpenter swept the wood shavings into a pile.木匠把木屑扫成一堆。
- metal shavings
- 金属屑
- Clean up the metal shavings from the workshop floor.把车间地板上的金属屑清理干净。
- pencil shavings
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 shave（刮）和 -ing（结果）联想：刮胡子落下的胡茬、刨木头落下的薄片，都是 shaving。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：bathroom、barber shop、woodworking shop、metal workshop shaving 作“剃须/刮脸”讲时，通常用于日常洗漱或理发店等生活场景；作“薄片/刨花”讲时，多见于木工、金工等加工场景。两种用法都属中性，具体含义需依语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 shaving 押韵（/eɪvɪŋ/）的词有 saving、craving、waving、behaving。注意 having /ˈhævɪŋ/ 和 shoving /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/ 虽然拼写相近，但发音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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