单词 | sunbathe |
释义 | sunbathen. An act or spell of sunbathing. ΚΠ 1931 Country Life 25 July p. xxxvi A dip in the cool, fresh water—a sun-bathe—a glass of cold ‘Ovaltine’—could anything more be wanted to complete your enjoyment! 1976 Guardian 18 Feb. 12/3 The emergence of lady-birds for a quick sunbathe on the surfaces of the cushions of rock plants. 1995 A. Warner Morvern Callar (1996) 190 As I took the longer sunbathes the big golden tan started to rise. 2005 Express (Nexis) 14 Jan. 13 If he agreed to take a very long sunbathe in the Gobi Desert, I'd stump up the rent to keep him there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sunbathev. intransitive. To sit or lie in the sun, esp. in order to acquire a tan. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > be subjected or exposed to heat or fire [verb (intransitive)] > expose oneself to sun sun1572 apricatea1691 sunbathe1917 1917 J. M. Wright Let. 4 Nov. in Poet of Air (1918) 140 I've become like ye ancient Greeks who used to sun-bathe on the top porch. 1941 A. Christie Evil under Sun vi. 107 I oiled myself and sunbathed. 1978 ‘A. York’ Tallant for Disaster i. 17 Supposing the Gazette did learn that Mistress Castanos does sunbathe in the altogether? 2016 S. Wales Echo (Nexis) 30 May Visitors were well prepared with bottles of sun cream as they sunbathed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1931v.1917 |
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