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bathe

/beyth/US // beɪð //UK // (beɪð) //

洗澡,沐浴,洗浴,洗澡时

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    bathed, bath·ing.

    • : to immerse in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.
    • : to wet; wash.
    • : to moisten or suffuse with any liquid.
    • : to apply water or other liquid to, with a sponge, cloth, etc.: to bathe a wound.
    • : to wash over or against, as by the action of the sea, a river, etc.: incoming tides bathing the coral reef.
    • : to cover or surround: a shaft of sunlight bathing the room; a morning fog bathing the city.
v.无主动词 verb
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    bathed, bath·ing.

    • : to take a bath or sunbath.
    • : to swim for pleasure.
    • : to be covered or surrounded as if with water.
n.名词 noun
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    • : British. the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.a swimming bath.

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Examples

  • Jasmin helps her transfer in and out of her wheelchair, get dressed, and bathe.

  • With little water and only a few hours of electricity a day they were unable to shower or bathe the 25 children in the apartment.

  • I remember getting up and going in to bathe him and dress him.

  • Women would first bathe their feet in a mixture of vinegar and natural vegetation.

  • Early in the voyage, he decided to start the day with a sea bathe.

  • "To bathe in the very heart's blood of the one desired," he added with grave emphasis.

  • He helped her to light the lamp; then she went into her room to take off her hat and to bathe her face and hands.

  • If a Hindoo happens to touch a Paria as he is passing, he thinks himself defiled, and is obliged to bathe immediately.

  • Once I had taken him to bathe in the river; this was summer vacation and several boys came with me to help.

  • He had gone to bathe in the river, had slipped too far out, and not knowing how to swim had almost been drowned.