bathing

bathe

B0111700 (bāth)v. bathed, bath·ing, bathes v.intr.1. To take a bath.2. To go into the water for swimming or other recreation.3. To become immersed in or as if in liquid.4. To sunbathe.v.tr.1. To immerse in liquid; wet.2. To wash in a liquid.3. To apply a liquid to for healing or soothing purposes: bathed the wound with iodine.4. To seem to wash or pour over; suffuse: a room that was bathed in sunlight.

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[Middle English bathen, from Old English bathian.]

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bath′er n.

bathing

(ˈbeɪðɪŋ) nswimming

Bathing

See also cleanliness.
balneographya treatise on baths.balneologythe study of the therapeutic uses of various types of bathing; hydrotherapy. — balneologist, n. — balneologic, balneological, adj.bathophobiaan intense dislike of bathing.caldariumAncient Rome. a room where hot baths were taken.hydrotherapythe treatment of diseases through the use of water, whether internal or external, as whirlpool baths, compresses, or drinking mineral waters. Also hydrotherapeutics. — hydrotherapist, n. — hydrotherapeutic, hydrotherapeutical, adj.Kneippisma 19th-century treatment of diseases by types of hydrotherapy, as warm or cold baths and walking barefoot in dewy grass.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bathing - immersing the body in water or sunshinediversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"sea bathing - bathing in the sea or oceansun bathing - immersing the body in sunlight
	2.	bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person)washupcleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"lavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)shower, shower bath - washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"bath - you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"sponge bath - you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtubsteam bath, Turkish bath, vapor bath, vapour bath - you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower

Translations

沐浴游泳

bathe

(beiθ) verb1. to put into water. He bathed his feet; I'll bathe your wounds. 把...浸泡在水中 把...沉浸在液体中2. to go swimming. She bathes in the sea every day. 游泳 游泳 noun an act of swimming. a midnight bathe. 游泳，戲水 游泳ˈbather noun 泡澡或游泳(戲水)的人 洗澡的人，游泳者 ˈbathing noun 泡澡，游泳，戲水 游泳，沐浴