英语词汇“lather”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lath·er

(lăthər)

1. A foam formed by soap or detergent agitated in water, as in washing or shaving.

2. Froth formed by profuse sweating, as on a horse.

3. Informal A condition of anxious or heated discomposure; agitation: The students were in a lather over the proposed restrictions.

v. lath·ered, lath·er·ing, lath·ers

v.tr.

1. To spread with or as if with lather.

2. Informal To give a beating to; whip.

v.intr.

1. To produce lather; foam.

2. To become coated with lather.

[Probably from Middle English latheren, to wash or soak clothes, from Old English lēthran, to cover with lather; see leu(ə)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

lather·er n.

lather·y adj.

单词	lather
释义	lath·er (lăthər) n. 1. A foam formed by soap or detergent agitated in water, as in washing or shaving. 2. Froth formed by profuse sweating, as on a horse. 3. Informal A condition of anxious or heated discomposure; agitation: The students were in a lather over the proposed restrictions. v. lath·ered, lath·er·ing, lath·ers v.tr. 1. To spread with or as if with lather. 2. Informal To give a beating to; whip. v.intr. 1. To produce lather; foam. 2. To become coated with lather. [Probably from Middle English latheren, to wash or soak clothes, from Old English lēthran, to cover with lather; see leu(ə)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] lather·er n. lather·y adj.
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