单词 | bathe |
释义 | bathe (beɪð ) 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] 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] 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. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2004 a decision was approved to build a public bathing beach. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the bathing beach closed in the late 1960s, most of the facility was demolished. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 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. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 沐浴 Japanese: 泳ぐ |
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