Word · Frequency #23085
lathering
给…涂肥皂沫；抹肥皂沫于
lathering is the present participle of lather.
to cover something with lather
- 1.
To cover with lather.
用泡沫覆盖
- 2.
To beat or whip.
打或鞭打
- 3.
To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.
形成泡沫,如马大量出汗时
（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
In use
He lathers his face before shaving.
The soap lathers easily in hard water.
She lathered the dog with shampoo.
Verb forms
base lather · third person lathers · -ing lathering · past lathered · past participle lathered
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- lather, rinse, repeat
- （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。
- lather up
- （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。
- lather one's hands
- 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。
- lather one's face
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in a lather
- 焦急不安；激动的She was in a lather about the interview.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：给马洗澡搓出满身泡沫覆盖全身（lather），再用刷子拍打它（lather），泡沫和拍打都带着lather。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：bathroom、barbershop、shower 此处取“用泡沫覆盖”的基本义，语气偏中性；多用于日常洗漱、剃须等场景，通常不算正式或生僻。
Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
lather has two common pronunciations: /ˈlæðə/ and /ˈlɑːðə/. Gather rhymes with the /ˈlæðə/ form; rather and father rhyme with the /ˈlɑːðə/ form. Other, leather, and weather share the -ther spelling but have different vowels (/ʌ/ or /ɛ/) and do not rhyme.
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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