bathe

1. V-I When you bathe, you have a bath. 洗盆浴[美國英語]

2. V-T If you bathe someone, especially a child, you wash them in a bathtub. 給…洗澡[美國英語]

3. V-I If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe. (在海、河、湖裡) 遊泳、戯水; 洗澡[英國英語] [正式]

The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river. 警方已經(jīng)警告該市市民不要在受汙染的河裡遊泳。

4. N-SING Bathe is also a noun. 遊泳

They took an early morning bathe in the lake. 他們在湖裡進(jìn)行了晨泳。

5. bathingN-UNCOUNT 遊泳; 戯水; 洗澡

Bathing is not allowed. 禁止遊泳。

6. V-T If you bathe a part of your body or a wound, you wash it gently or soak it in a liquid. 浸洗; 浸泡

Bathe the infected area in a salt solution. 把感染的部位浸泡在鹽水溶液裡。

7. V-T If a place is bathed in light, it is covered with light, especially a gentle, pleasant light. 以 (尤爲(wèi)柔和、令人愉悅的光線) 覆蓋

The arena was bathed in warm sunshine. 該運(yùn)動場沐浴在溫?zé)湹年柟庵小?/p>

I was led to a small room bathed in soft red light. 我被領(lǐng)進(jìn)了一個被柔和的紅光籠罩著的小房間。

8. →see also sunbathe