bathe /beɪð/ CET4 TEM4 ( bathing, bathed, bathes )

• 1. 

  V-I When you bathe, you have a bath. 洗盆浴 [美国英语]

• 2. 

  V-T If you bathe someone, especially a child, you wash them in a bathtub. 给…洗澡 [美国英语]

• 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、湖里) 游泳、戏水; 洗澡 [英国英语] [正式]

  例：

  The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river.

  警方已经警告该市市民不要在受污染的河里游泳。

• 4. 

  N-SING Bathe is also a noun. 游泳

  例：

  They took an early morning bathe in the lake.

  他们在湖里进行了晨泳。

• 5. 

  bathing N-UNCOUNT 游泳; 戏水; 洗澡

  例：

  Bathing is not allowed.

  禁止游泳。

• 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

  例：

  Bathe the infected area in a salt solution.

  把感染的部位浸泡在盐水溶液里。

• 7. 

  V-T If a place is bathed in light, it is covered with light, especially a gentle, pleasant light. 以 (尤为柔和、令人愉悦的光线) 覆盖

  例：

  The arena was bathed in warm sunshine.

  该运动场沐浴在温暖的阳光中。

  例：

  I was led to a small room bathed in soft red light.

  我被领进了一个被柔和的红光笼罩着的小房间。

• 8. 

  → see also sunbathe