bath
UK [bɑ:θ] US [bæθ] noun
ESSENTIAL countable UK (US bathtub)
■a long plastic, metal or ceramic container which is filled with water so that a person can sit or lie in it to wash their whole body 澡盆，浴缸
ESSENTIAL countable usually singular
■the activity of washing yourself or someone else in a bath 沐浴，洗澡•mainly UK Susannah has a long hot bath every evening.苏珊娜每天晚上都要美美地泡个热水澡。 •mainly US I took a bath this morning.今天早上我洗了个澡。 •bath oil沐浴油 run a bath UK (US fill the tub)
■to fill a bath with water for washing 往浴缸里放水•I'll run you a bath while you take off those wet clothes.你把湿衣服脱掉，我帮你给浴缸放水。 countable US
■used to refer to a bathroom when describing a home 浴室•a four-bedroom two-bath house有四间卧房和两间浴室的房子 countable UK
■a health treatment （保健性）洗浴•mud/thermal baths泥浴／温泉浴 countable UK
■any container holding liquid 池；盆•a bird bath鸟澡盆
UK [bɑ:θ] US [bæθ] verb intransitive or transitive UK (mainly US bathe)
■to wash in a bath or to wash someone in a bath （给某人）洗澡•old-fashioned She baths every morning.她每天早晨都洗澡。 •I usually bath the kids in the evening.我通常在晚上给孩子们洗澡。 |