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lather

/lath-er/US // ˈlæð ər //UK // (ˈlɑːðə, ˈlæ-) //

泡沫,起泡,肥皂泡,肥皂水

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
    • : foam or froth formed in profuse sweating, as on a horse.
    • : Informal. a state of excitement, agitation, nervous tension, or the like: He was in a lather over my delay.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to form a lather: a soap that lathers well.
    • : to become covered with lather, as a horse.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to apply lather to; cover with lather: He lathered his face before shaving.
    • : Informal. to beat or whip.

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Examples

  • Work the lather through the brush hairs then rinse well, squeeze out the remaining water and allow to air-dry.

  • One of the first, UVeBand, tracks how well your sunscreen is performing—and pings you when its time to lather up again.

  • As a boy, I watched my grandfather create a froth of lather in that cup, and shave himself with a straight razor.

  • That only makes more mysterious the lather he can work himself into whenever he talks about these issues on air today.

  • Working the gossips of UrbanBaby into a lather is a low bar; losing them lower still.

  • But is the press getting itself worked into a lather over what Barbour did and thought when he was a teenager?

  • Have ready in a wash-kettle, a strong cold lather of clear water and white Castile soap.

  • Make a lather of white soap and cold water, and put it into a saucepan.

  • The next moment his head, under the energetic manipulation of the operator, was a creamy mass of lather.

  • A good lather is applied all over the body with good friction by the means of a shampoo brush and soap.

  • Williams turned up with "Pussy" in a lather, having been hunting for me all round Pretoria.

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