Word · Frequency #8777
bathes
洗澡；沐浴
bathes is the third person singular of bathe.
To clean yourself by taking a bath; to wash yourself in water.
- 1.
To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
用水或浸入水中清洗自己；洗澡。
- 2.
To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
为了娱乐或提神而将身体或部分身体浸入水中；游泳。
- 3.
To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
用水或浸入水中为他人清洗；给某人洗澡。
- 4.
To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
将水或其他液体涂于；使充满或覆盖液体。
- 5.
To cover or surround.
覆盖或包围。
- 6.
To sunbathe.
日光浴；晒太阳。
给（某人）洗澡；用水冲洗；浸湿；沾湿；戏水；游泳；笼罩；沐浴；晒太阳；沐日光浴
In use
I like to bathe in the morning before work.
The morning sunlight bathed the garden in a warm glow.
She is bathing the baby in warm water.
bathe (oneself)
表示给自己洗澡时，'oneself'可省略。
She bathes every morning.
她每天早上洗澡。
bathe sb
He bathes his baby every evening.
他每晚给婴儿洗澡。
bathe sth (with water)
此时意为'清洗'，对象通常是伤口或身体部位。
The nurse bathed the wound with antiseptic.
护士用消毒水清洗伤口。
Connections
Collocations
- bathe in the sun
- 晒太阳
- She loves to bathe in the sun on the beach.她喜欢在海滩上晒太阳。
- bathe in warm water
- 泡温水澡
- After a long day, he bathed in warm water to relax.漫长的一天后，他泡了个温水澡放松。
- bathe the baby
- 给婴儿洗澡
- It's time to bathe the baby before bedtime.该在睡前给婴儿洗澡了。
- bathe a wound
- 清洗伤口
- The nurse bathed the wound with saline solution.护士用生理盐水清洗了伤口。
- bathe in the river
- 在河里洗澡
- In summer, children often bathe in the river.夏天，孩子们经常在河里洗澡。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象在浴缸（bath）里洗澡，动词就是bathe，加个e表示动作。
Context & Register
语域：m 常见场景：家庭洗浴、文学描写、医疗护理 通常“bathe”作“洗澡”解时，在英式英语中较常见，美式英语多用“take a bath”；作“使沐浴在光中”解时多用于文学或比喻语境；作“浸洗”解时可用于医疗或日常清洗身体部位。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that truly rhyme with 'bathe' (same /eɪð/ sound): lathe, swathe, scathe. Words with similar spelling but different vowel or consonant sounds: bath (/æθ/), breathe (/iːð/), clothe (/oʊð/). Note the voiced /ð/ in bathe vs. voiceless /θ/ in bath.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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