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单词 bathe
释义
bathe
(bð )
Word forms: bathes , bathing , bathed
1. verb
If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe. [mainly British, formal]
The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river. [VERB preposition/adverb]
...small ponds for the birds to bathe in. [VERB preposition/adverb]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: swim, dip, go swimming, take a dip  
Bathe is also a noun.
Fifty soldiers were taking an early morning bathe in a nearby lake.
bathing uncountable noun
Nude bathing is not allowed.
...Britain's 440 designated bathing beaches.
2. verb
When you bathe, you have a bath. [US, also British, formal]
At least 60% of us now bathe or shower once a day. [VERB]
3. verb
If you bathe someone, especially a child, you wash them in a bath. [US, also British, formal]
Back home, Shirley plays with, feeds and bathes the baby. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: wash, clean, bath, soap  
4. verb
If you bathe a part of your body or a wound, you wash it gently or soak it in a liquid.
Bathe the infected area in a salt solution. [VERB noun]
She paused long enough to bathe her blistered feet. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: cleanse, clean, wash, soak  
5. verb
If a place is bathed in light, it is covered with light, especially a gentle, pleasant light.
The arena was bathed in warm sunshine. [be VERB-ed + in]
I was led to a small room bathed in soft red light. [VERB-ed]
The lamp behind him seems to bathe him in warmth. [VERB noun + in]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: cover, flood, steep, engulf  
6.  See also sunbathe
Collocations:
bathing beach
Today, the area surrounding the fort includes a park and a bathing beach.
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In 2004 a decision was approved to build a public bathing beach.
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After the bathing beach closed in the late 1960s, most of the facility was demolished.
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However, water companies are still refusing to tell swimmers about sewage spills affecting the vast majority of the 450 bathing beaches with overflows.
Times, Sunday Times
Seven tennis facilities and a tennis hall are likewise among the offerings, along with a beach volleyball facility with three courts at the bathing beach and a big skating facility.
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Translations:
Chinese: 沐浴
Japanese: 泳ぐ
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