barbering

/ˈbɑː.bər.ɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːr.bɚ.ɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbär-bər How to pronounce barber (audio)/ (ame, mw)

barbering — noun

1. the work, trade, or practical skill of cutting men's hair and shaping beards as

1.名詞C1
釋義

the work, trade, or practical skill of cutting men's hair and shaping beards as a barber.

例句

After college, Owen chose barbering and opened a narrow shop near the station.

choose barbering as a career

Traditional barbering still attracts men who want a careful hot towel shave.

同義詞
  • hairdressing

    broader and less focused on men's haircuts and beard care

  • grooming

    broader; often means personal or animal care rather than the barber's trade

文法句型

go into barbering

work in barbering

study barbering

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when it means the trade or skill. It often appears after verbs such as 'go into', 'study', or 'work in'. Distinguish it from the verb sense, which describes the action in progress.

常見錯誤

❌He works as barbering.
✅He works in barbering.
💡barbering names the trade, not the worker.
❌She learned a barbering at school.
✅She learned barbering at school.
💡this sense is normally uncountable.

barbering — verb