lather, rinse, repeat
collocation（洗发水等使用说明）搓出泡沫，冲洗，再重复
The instructions say to wet your hair, lather, rinse, and then repeat.
使用说明上写着：把头发弄湿，搓出泡沫，冲洗干净，然后再重复一遍。
给…涂肥皂沫；抹肥皂沫于
lathering — present participle of lather
（马等）起汗沫；起泡沫；痛打；鞭打；用泡沫覆盖；打或鞭打；形成泡沫,如马大量出汗时
to cover something with lather
用泡沫覆盖
To cover with lather.
打或鞭打
To beat or whip.
形成泡沫,如马大量出汗时
To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.
一般现在时
He lathers his face before shaving.
他刮脸前在脸上涂肥皂泡。
一般过去时
She lathered the horse after the ride.
骑行后她给马涂了肥皂泡。
现在进行时
I am lathering my hands with soap.
我正在用肥皂搓出泡沫涂在手上。
规则动词
He lathers his face before shaving.
他刮胡子前在脸上涂上肥皂泡沫。
用法提示：用lathers表示涂上泡沫的动作
The soap lathers easily in hard water.
这种香皂在硬水中很容易起泡沫。
用法提示：用lathers表示起泡沫的性质
She lathered the dog with shampoo.
她用洗发水给狗涂上泡沫。
用法提示：用lathered表示涂上泡沫的过去动作
最通用，泛指反复击打；lather是非正式说法，带“痛打”意味，且常指用拳头。
强调猛烈地打，常指用手或棍棒等；语气比lather强，可用于比赛击败等引申义。
特指用鞭子或类似工具抽打；lather不一定用工具，所以只在“用鞭打”时可替换。
正式或法律用语，用鞭子反复抽打；lather更口语化、非正式，且不如flog正式。
义项“打或鞭打”的反义；指温柔地抚摸。
（洗发水等使用说明）搓出泡沫，冲洗，再重复
The instructions say to wet your hair, lather, rinse, and then repeat.
使用说明上写着：把头发弄湿，搓出泡沫，冲洗干净，然后再重复一遍。
（用肥皂等）搓出泡沫；涂满泡沫
He lathered up and started to shave.
他涂上泡沫后开始刮胡子。
用肥皂搓出泡沫涂满双手
Make sure you lather your hands for at least twenty seconds.
一定要用肥皂搓出泡沫涂满双手至少二十秒。
在脸上涂剃须泡沫
He lathered his face before beginning to shave.
刮胡子前，他先在脸上涂了剃须泡沫。
焦急不安；激动的
She was in a lather about the interview.
她对面试感到焦急不安。
使自己焦躁不安；紧张过度
Don't work yourself into a lather over such small problems.
别为这么小的问题紧张过度。
反复循环；老一套
The boss just wants us to keep doing the same tasks—lather, rinse, repeat.
老板只想让我们不断重复同样的任务——老一套。
打泡沫，冲洗，重复。
The famous instruction 'lather, rinse, repeat' appears on shampoo bottles and is often quoted to mock a mindless routine.
洗发水瓶上的著名说明“lather, rinse, repeat”经常被引用，用来讽刺无需动脑的机械重复。
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