Definition of bathe in English:

bathe

verb beɪðbeɪð

[no object]

1Wash by immersing one's body in water.
洗浴
she was advised to bathe or shower daily
Example sentencesExamples
- We have to rely on the generosity of neighbours with water tanks to get water to cook and bathe after a hard day's work.
- Pagans bathe in salt water, burn sage, sweep away negative energy, etc., all in the belief they are ridding themselves or their sacred space of negativity.
- It was very rare to obtain even a little hot water with which to bathe.
- Boiling water had been brought to the room before their arrival, and by the time they wanted to bathe, the water had cooled.
- After a hard day's work, we bathe in salted water.
- These include some very sensible measures such as to shower rather than bathe and to use buckets rather than hosepipes when washing cars.
- People bathe in the water, colourful saris and white dhotis fluttering in the breeze.
- For most of them, a room of their own, where they can bathe, wash their clothes and sleep in their own bed every night, with a fridge and a hot plate and a door they can lock, would be Eden.
- But what if the upstream community wants to use the water to bathe and wash clothes, and the result will be a shortage of drinking water for the downstream community?
- Residents used to bathe with the water but had to stop due to skin irritations.
- So great is my fear of water that I bathe only once a week, and only in the form of a brief shower, never in the bathtub.
- I wish we were permitted to bathe in fresh water, but I suppose they do need to save it all for the sick.
- He then disappears suddenly before Jack and Ralph themselves go off to the water hole to bathe, assuming that Simon has gone there as well.
- I can't wait to go home and bathe and wash my hair.
- People used the same water to bathe, wash their cows and drink,’ Bascombe related.
- He is telling residents that it is OK to bathe with the water, but don't drink it.
- Patients should bathe and wash their hair before they come into hospital.
- Once these people had barely enough water to drink or bathe in.
- In other news, I got to bathe in running water tonight!
- Children washed clothes and bathed in the waters.
Synonyms
have a bath, take a bath, wash, clean, soak, shower, douche
1. 1.1with object Soak or wipe gently with liquid to clean or soothe.
  浸洗；轻轻拭洗
  she bathed and bandaged my knee
  她把膝盖洗了洗，缠上绷带。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Well I am exhausted and parts of me really hurt and I have to have some strange lady bathe me out of a bucket.
  At Mrs. J's direction, Sara propped his legs up on a couple of down pillows, covered him snugly and bathed his forehead with a cool washcloth.
  It was with this that Hannah gently bathed Riko's face and neck, then buttoned his pajama top back up when she had finished.
  Gavin was under the shade of a tree and Ariel brought cold water from the stream to bathe his head.
  If there is no bathtub, dissolve one ounce of Epsom salts in a pint of warm water and bathe the body all over with the mixture.
  The feet should be bathed frequently and all areas around the toes dried thoroughly.
  He dipped the cloth into the warm water and softly bathed my sore feet.
  Use cotton wool, or a pad for removing make-up, to soak up this mix and gently bathe the eyes.
  She bathes the ulcerated foot of a small child at Madam Carr's orphanage.
  Hop Sing continued to gently bathe the wound; although there was little point it offered some comfort and hope to the young man.
  Soak or bathe the affected part in vinegar or isopropyl alcohol for thirty minutes or until the pain is relieved.
  After meals, gently bathe the site with warm salt water (one teaspoon of table salt to a glass).
  The masseuse bathes my feet then unlocks a few facial pressure points while I succumb to the ambient flute music and scents of clove and ylang-ylang oil.
  The women poured potions from several bottles and began gently to bathe and wash his body.
  She bathes his feet and begins to move upward when Odysseus realizes that he has an old scar she will recognize.
  Synonyms
  cleanse, clean, wash, rinse, wet, moisten
  soak, immerse
  disinfect
2. 1.2North American with object Wash (someone) in a bath.
  〈北美〉（用浴盆）给（某人）洗澡
  they bathed the baby
  他们用浴盆给孩子洗了澡。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We bring food, bathe them, cut their hair and clean their homes for them,’ Sinan said.
  He also knew he would have to bathe her; hopefully Alexia would have something Isobel could wear for a bit.
  After having your upholstery and carpeting cleaned, it is important to bathe your dog regularly to prevent this problem from recurring.
  No one ever taught me how to actually bathe a baby!
  His coat was still grimy, but she would bathe him later.
  How often you bathe your baby depends on the baby's age and the time of year.
  The next morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a window overlooking a lovely flower garden.
  Billy takes the dog home, feeds him, bathes him, and gives him a place to sleep.
  Anyway, with my terrier, sometimes I bathe her to wash the allergens off.
  Apparently there were stories about him telling the nannies, you know, and the nurses and things, how to bathe the children and so forth.
  Don't allow pets in areas where food is prepared or handled, and don't bathe your pet or clean aquariums in the kitchen sink or bathtub.
  She tells him that Odysseus will not come back and calls her maids in to bathe the beggar and give him finer clothing.
  We both play with her, make her meals, bathe her, put her to bed.
  While I bathe my children, I edit the Sunday bulletin.
  Miss Gage, the nurse, talks while she bathes him and takes his temperature.
  At night the couple share bedtime duties: Bill bathes the children, Yvonne gets them into their pajamas, and both tuck them into bed.
  I also used to wash her feet when I couldn't bathe her fully.
  Some parents bathe their children separately in the interests of both safety and one-on-one time.
  Depending on your dog's lifestyle and breed, you will probably want to bathe him every month or two.
  In the naming ritual, the grandmother kneels and washes the mother's hair, then bathes the baby.
  Synonyms
  give ... a bath, wash, clean, soak, douche, soap
2British Swim or spend time in the sea or a lake, river, or pool for pleasure.
〈主英〉（在海、湖、河或游泳池里）戏水
occasionally I bathed in the lido swimming pool
Example sentencesExamples
- Will he have to bathe in the river by the light of the full moon as well?
- As she went on to the creek and its pools where she could bathe, I took from my pack my Penguin edition of Don Quixote.
- It was held that one should not dig, bathe, swim or engage in anything in any activity on May Day, which might seem to have magical powers!
- Having just bathed ceremonially in the pool, men were drying their long, long hair in the sun.
- Summer now exists only as a vague memory, a time when all was warm and I bathed in lakes and pools and kissed and danced (possibly).
- ‘Fair enough,’ Troy answered and wandered outside the shelter to bathe in the river.
- A million Hindus a year, from all over India, pilgrimage to this, the most sacred spot on India's most sacred river, to bathe in and to drink the water.
- What would happen if I went to bathe in that river?
- Failing that, there's always a lake to bathe in.
- Both men bathed in the lake, enjoying a good swim in the early morning sun, then broke their fast with the leftovers from dinner before packing up the plane to head back to the complex.
- I would land from time to time and swim and bathe in the lake and watch as white birds lifted from the water and soared off to the clouds.
- Seton was but a small town, a fisherman's village where my friends and I would play and bathe in the waters.
- Finches love water and will bathe up to three times a day.
- Her inhabitants drive out to ski on slopes, to bathe in lakes, to climb to sacred sites.
- In their time off, the soldiers bathed in the river and gratefully supplemented their tasteless rations with local fruit and cheeses given to them by thankful nuns from the convent they guarded.
- She climbed down the steps to bathe in the river, fully clad.
- The sea was just a half a mile south of the fort and some men made plans to bathe in its waters tomorrow, while others just wanted to drink and eat and remain by the fires.
- Both men and donkeys stepped into the cool waters of the river, bathed and then spent some time under the green shady trees.
- I asked a woman who was bathing in the river, ‘Whose house is that on the riverbank?’
- They bathe in a nearby river and then leave again.
Synonyms
swim, go swimming, take a dip, dip, splash around
3with object Suffuse or envelop in something.
〈喻〉沐浴在…中，沉浸在…中
the park lay bathed in sunshine
公园沐浴在阳光中。
Example sentencesExamples
- Night has fallen and the moon bathes him in a silvery glow.
- Kita was immediately bathed in a pool of white light.
- And at winter dusk, sky and snow are bathed in delicate colours which linger for hours.
- On a sunny Sunday that is unseasonably warm, the Pawson household is bathed in light and filled with the smell of roasting lamb.
- It bathes us in its own sad aura of humiliation, and makes us feel grimly disappointed.
- Wiley bathes his figures in a vibrant red glow, as if the background color were actually radiant.
- The New York Times reported on one such technique in which foods are bathed in a liquid solution of water and protein.
- Sunlight streamed in and bathed Kami with its glow.
- Tim stepped through into the light and allowed its warmth to bathe him.
Synonyms
suffuse, envelop, permeate, cover, pervade, wash, saturate, imbue, fill, load, impregnate, inform, steep, colour
literary mantle

noun beɪð

British

An act or spell of swimming or spending time in the water.
游泳；海（或河、湖）水浴
a bathe in the cold North Sea
在冰冷的北海里游泳。
Example sentencesExamples
- Odysseus tries to take neither a bathe nor bedding, but she insists.
- I asked Dr Nigam: ‘Do you really believe that a bathe in the Ganges can cancel out a lifetime of sin?’
- Coming back to Mooney Falls tired but triumphant at the end of the day, we had a last bathe in that pool and scampered up the cliff like mice.
- International Women's Day was marked in Moscow yesterday with a mass bathe.
- Seawater is believed to have healthful benefits, and many British Virgin Islanders start their morning with a ‘sea bathe.’
- She went down to the lakeshore for her own bathe.
Synonyms
swim, dip, dive, plunge, paddle

Origin

Old English bathian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German baden.

Rhymes

lathe, rathe, scathe, spathe, swathe

Definition of bathe in US English:

bathe

verbbeɪðbāT͟H

[no object]

1Wash by immersing one's body in water.
洗浴
Example sentencesExamples
- So great is my fear of water that I bathe only once a week, and only in the form of a brief shower, never in the bathtub.
- Pagans bathe in salt water, burn sage, sweep away negative energy, etc., all in the belief they are ridding themselves or their sacred space of negativity.
- It was very rare to obtain even a little hot water with which to bathe.
- Residents used to bathe with the water but had to stop due to skin irritations.
- For most of them, a room of their own, where they can bathe, wash their clothes and sleep in their own bed every night, with a fridge and a hot plate and a door they can lock, would be Eden.
- But what if the upstream community wants to use the water to bathe and wash clothes, and the result will be a shortage of drinking water for the downstream community?
- I wish we were permitted to bathe in fresh water, but I suppose they do need to save it all for the sick.
- People bathe in the water, colourful saris and white dhotis fluttering in the breeze.
- Once these people had barely enough water to drink or bathe in.
- People used the same water to bathe, wash their cows and drink,’ Bascombe related.
- In other news, I got to bathe in running water tonight!
- He then disappears suddenly before Jack and Ralph themselves go off to the water hole to bathe, assuming that Simon has gone there as well.
- These include some very sensible measures such as to shower rather than bathe and to use buckets rather than hosepipes when washing cars.
- Patients should bathe and wash their hair before they come into hospital.
- Children washed clothes and bathed in the waters.
- I can't wait to go home and bathe and wash my hair.
- We have to rely on the generosity of neighbours with water tanks to get water to cook and bathe after a hard day's work.
- After a hard day's work, we bathe in salted water.
- He is telling residents that it is OK to bathe with the water, but don't drink it.
- Boiling water had been brought to the room before their arrival, and by the time they wanted to bathe, the water had cooled.
Synonyms
have a bath, take a bath, wash, clean, soak, shower, douche
1. 1.1with object Soak or wipe gently with liquid to clean or soothe.
  浸洗；轻轻拭洗
  she bathed and bandaged my knee
  她把膝盖洗了洗，缠上绷带。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The women poured potions from several bottles and began gently to bathe and wash his body.
  After meals, gently bathe the site with warm salt water (one teaspoon of table salt to a glass).
  She bathes his feet and begins to move upward when Odysseus realizes that he has an old scar she will recognize.
  He dipped the cloth into the warm water and softly bathed my sore feet.
  Well I am exhausted and parts of me really hurt and I have to have some strange lady bathe me out of a bucket.
  At Mrs. J's direction, Sara propped his legs up on a couple of down pillows, covered him snugly and bathed his forehead with a cool washcloth.
  Soak or bathe the affected part in vinegar or isopropyl alcohol for thirty minutes or until the pain is relieved.
  She bathes the ulcerated foot of a small child at Madam Carr's orphanage.
  The masseuse bathes my feet then unlocks a few facial pressure points while I succumb to the ambient flute music and scents of clove and ylang-ylang oil.
  Gavin was under the shade of a tree and Ariel brought cold water from the stream to bathe his head.
  Hop Sing continued to gently bathe the wound; although there was little point it offered some comfort and hope to the young man.
  The feet should be bathed frequently and all areas around the toes dried thoroughly.
  If there is no bathtub, dissolve one ounce of Epsom salts in a pint of warm water and bathe the body all over with the mixture.
  It was with this that Hannah gently bathed Riko's face and neck, then buttoned his pajama top back up when she had finished.
  Use cotton wool, or a pad for removing make-up, to soak up this mix and gently bathe the eyes.
  Synonyms
  cleanse, clean, wash, rinse, wet, moisten
2. 1.2North American with object Wash (someone) in a bath.
  〈北美〉（用浴盆）给（某人）洗澡
  they bathed the baby
  他们用浴盆给孩子洗了澡。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The next morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a window overlooking a lovely flower garden.
  How often you bathe your baby depends on the baby's age and the time of year.
  He also knew he would have to bathe her; hopefully Alexia would have something Isobel could wear for a bit.
  No one ever taught me how to actually bathe a baby!
  I also used to wash her feet when I couldn't bathe her fully.
  We bring food, bathe them, cut their hair and clean their homes for them,’ Sinan said.
  Some parents bathe their children separately in the interests of both safety and one-on-one time.
  Apparently there were stories about him telling the nannies, you know, and the nurses and things, how to bathe the children and so forth.
  Miss Gage, the nurse, talks while she bathes him and takes his temperature.
  Don't allow pets in areas where food is prepared or handled, and don't bathe your pet or clean aquariums in the kitchen sink or bathtub.
  Anyway, with my terrier, sometimes I bathe her to wash the allergens off.
  In the naming ritual, the grandmother kneels and washes the mother's hair, then bathes the baby.
  At night the couple share bedtime duties: Bill bathes the children, Yvonne gets them into their pajamas, and both tuck them into bed.
  While I bathe my children, I edit the Sunday bulletin.
  She tells him that Odysseus will not come back and calls her maids in to bathe the beggar and give him finer clothing.
  We both play with her, make her meals, bathe her, put her to bed.
  Depending on your dog's lifestyle and breed, you will probably want to bathe him every month or two.
  His coat was still grimy, but she would bathe him later.
  Billy takes the dog home, feeds him, bathes him, and gives him a place to sleep.
  After having your upholstery and carpeting cleaned, it is important to bathe your dog regularly to prevent this problem from recurring.
  Synonyms
  give ... a bath, wash, clean, soak, douche, soap
2British Spend time in the ocean or a lake, river, or swimming pool for pleasure.
〈主英〉（在海、湖、河或游泳池里）戏水
Example sentencesExamples
- Both men bathed in the lake, enjoying a good swim in the early morning sun, then broke their fast with the leftovers from dinner before packing up the plane to head back to the complex.
- It was held that one should not dig, bathe, swim or engage in anything in any activity on May Day, which might seem to have magical powers!
- Seton was but a small town, a fisherman's village where my friends and I would play and bathe in the waters.
- Failing that, there's always a lake to bathe in.
- She climbed down the steps to bathe in the river, fully clad.
- What would happen if I went to bathe in that river?
- Finches love water and will bathe up to three times a day.
- I asked a woman who was bathing in the river, ‘Whose house is that on the riverbank?’
- I would land from time to time and swim and bathe in the lake and watch as white birds lifted from the water and soared off to the clouds.
- Both men and donkeys stepped into the cool waters of the river, bathed and then spent some time under the green shady trees.
- As she went on to the creek and its pools where she could bathe, I took from my pack my Penguin edition of Don Quixote.
- They bathe in a nearby river and then leave again.
- ‘Fair enough,’ Troy answered and wandered outside the shelter to bathe in the river.
- In their time off, the soldiers bathed in the river and gratefully supplemented their tasteless rations with local fruit and cheeses given to them by thankful nuns from the convent they guarded.
- Having just bathed ceremonially in the pool, men were drying their long, long hair in the sun.
- Will he have to bathe in the river by the light of the full moon as well?
- Summer now exists only as a vague memory, a time when all was warm and I bathed in lakes and pools and kissed and danced (possibly).
- Her inhabitants drive out to ski on slopes, to bathe in lakes, to climb to sacred sites.
- A million Hindus a year, from all over India, pilgrimage to this, the most sacred spot on India's most sacred river, to bathe in and to drink the water.
- The sea was just a half a mile south of the fort and some men made plans to bathe in its waters tomorrow, while others just wanted to drink and eat and remain by the fires.
Synonyms
swim, go swimming, take a dip, dip, splash around
3with object Suffuse or envelop in something.
〈喻〉沐浴在…中，沉浸在…中
the park lay bathed in sunshine
公园沐浴在阳光中。
mussels bathed in garlic butter
Example sentencesExamples
- The New York Times reported on one such technique in which foods are bathed in a liquid solution of water and protein.
- And at winter dusk, sky and snow are bathed in delicate colours which linger for hours.
- Wiley bathes his figures in a vibrant red glow, as if the background color were actually radiant.
- It bathes us in its own sad aura of humiliation, and makes us feel grimly disappointed.
- On a sunny Sunday that is unseasonably warm, the Pawson household is bathed in light and filled with the smell of roasting lamb.
- Kita was immediately bathed in a pool of white light.
- Sunlight streamed in and bathed Kami with its glow.
- Tim stepped through into the light and allowed its warmth to bathe him.
- Night has fallen and the moon bathes him in a silvery glow.
Synonyms
suffuse, envelop, permeate, cover, pervade, wash, saturate, imbue, fill, load, impregnate, inform, steep, colour

Origin

Old English bathian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German baden.

单词	bathe
释义	Definition of bathe in English: bathe verb beɪðbeɪð [no object] 1Wash by immersing one's body in water. 洗浴 she was advised to bathe or shower daily Example sentencesExamples We have to rely on the generosity of neighbours with water tanks to get water to cook and bathe after a hard day's work. Pagans bathe in salt water, burn sage, sweep away negative energy, etc., all in the belief they are ridding themselves or their sacred space of negativity. It was very rare to obtain even a little hot water with which to bathe. Boiling water had been brought to the room before their arrival, and by the time they wanted to bathe, the water had cooled. After a hard day's work, we bathe in salted water. These include some very sensible measures such as to shower rather than bathe and to use buckets rather than hosepipes when washing cars. People bathe in the water, colourful saris and white dhotis fluttering in the breeze. For most of them, a room of their own, where they can bathe, wash their clothes and sleep in their own bed every night, with a fridge and a hot plate and a door they can lock, would be Eden. But what if the upstream community wants to use the water to bathe and wash clothes, and the result will be a shortage of drinking water for the downstream community? Residents used to bathe with the water but had to stop due to skin irritations. So great is my fear of water that I bathe only once a week, and only in the form of a brief shower, never in the bathtub. I wish we were permitted to bathe in fresh water, but I suppose they do need to save it all for the sick. He then disappears suddenly before Jack and Ralph themselves go off to the water hole to bathe, assuming that Simon has gone there as well. I can't wait to go home and bathe and wash my hair. People used the same water to bathe, wash their cows and drink,’ Bascombe related. He is telling residents that it is OK to bathe with the water, but don't drink it. Patients should bathe and wash their hair before they come into hospital. Once these people had barely enough water to drink or bathe in. In other news, I got to bathe in running water tonight! Children washed clothes and bathed in the waters. Synonyms have a bath, take a bath, wash, clean, soak, shower, douche 1.1with object Soak or wipe gently with liquid to clean or soothe. 浸洗；轻轻拭洗 she bathed and bandaged my knee 她把膝盖洗了洗，缠上绷带。 Example sentencesExamples Well I am exhausted and parts of me really hurt and I have to have some strange lady bathe me out of a bucket. At Mrs. J's direction, Sara propped his legs up on a couple of down pillows, covered him snugly and bathed his forehead with a cool washcloth. It was with this that Hannah gently bathed Riko's face and neck, then buttoned his pajama top back up when she had finished. Gavin was under the shade of a tree and Ariel brought cold water from the stream to bathe his head. If there is no bathtub, dissolve one ounce of Epsom salts in a pint of warm water and bathe the body all over with the mixture. The feet should be bathed frequently and all areas around the toes dried thoroughly. He dipped the cloth into the warm water and softly bathed my sore feet. Use cotton wool, or a pad for removing make-up, to soak up this mix and gently bathe the eyes. She bathes the ulcerated foot of a small child at Madam Carr's orphanage. Hop Sing continued to gently bathe the wound; although there was little point it offered some comfort and hope to the young man. Soak or bathe the affected part in vinegar or isopropyl alcohol for thirty minutes or until the pain is relieved. After meals, gently bathe the site with warm salt water (one teaspoon of table salt to a glass). The masseuse bathes my feet then unlocks a few facial pressure points while I succumb to the ambient flute music and scents of clove and ylang-ylang oil. The women poured potions from several bottles and began gently to bathe and wash his body. She bathes his feet and begins to move upward when Odysseus realizes that he has an old scar she will recognize. Synonyms cleanse, clean, wash, rinse, wet, moisten soak, immerse disinfect 1.2North American with object Wash (someone) in a bath. 〈北美〉（用浴盆）给（某人）洗澡 they bathed the baby 他们用浴盆给孩子洗了澡。 Example sentencesExamples We bring food, bathe them, cut their hair and clean their homes for them,’ Sinan said. He also knew he would have to bathe her; hopefully Alexia would have something Isobel could wear for a bit. After having your upholstery and carpeting cleaned, it is important to bathe your dog regularly to prevent this problem from recurring. No one ever taught me how to actually bathe a baby! His coat was still grimy, but she would bathe him later. How often you bathe your baby depends on the baby's age and the time of year. The next morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a window overlooking a lovely flower garden. Billy takes the dog home, feeds him, bathes him, and gives him a place to sleep. Anyway, with my terrier, sometimes I bathe her to wash the allergens off. Apparently there were stories about him telling the nannies, you know, and the nurses and things, how to bathe the children and so forth. Don't allow pets in areas where food is prepared or handled, and don't bathe your pet or clean aquariums in the kitchen sink or bathtub. She tells him that Odysseus will not come back and calls her maids in to bathe the beggar and give him finer clothing. We both play with her, make her meals, bathe her, put her to bed. While I bathe my children, I edit the Sunday bulletin. Miss Gage, the nurse, talks while she bathes him and takes his temperature. At night the couple share bedtime duties: Bill bathes the children, Yvonne gets them into their pajamas, and both tuck them into bed. I also used to wash her feet when I couldn't bathe her fully. Some parents bathe their children separately in the interests of both safety and one-on-one time. Depending on your dog's lifestyle and breed, you will probably want to bathe him every month or two. In the naming ritual, the grandmother kneels and washes the mother's hair, then bathes the baby. Synonyms give ... a bath, wash, clean, soak, douche, soap 2British Swim or spend time in the sea or a lake, river, or pool for pleasure. 〈主英〉（在海、湖、河或游泳池里）戏水 occasionally I bathed in the lido swimming pool Example sentencesExamples Will he have to bathe in the river by the light of the full moon as well? As she went on to the creek and its pools where she could bathe, I took from my pack my Penguin edition of Don Quixote. It was held that one should not dig, bathe, swim or engage in anything in any activity on May Day, which might seem to have magical powers! Having just bathed ceremonially in the pool, men were drying their long, long hair in the sun. Summer now exists only as a vague memory, a time when all was warm and I bathed in lakes and pools and kissed and danced (possibly). ‘Fair enough,’ Troy answered and wandered outside the shelter to bathe in the river. A million Hindus a year, from all over India, pilgrimage to this, the most sacred spot on India's most sacred river, to bathe in and to drink the water. What would happen if I went to bathe in that river? Failing that, there's always a lake to bathe in. Both men bathed in the lake, enjoying a good swim in the early morning sun, then broke their fast with the leftovers from dinner before packing up the plane to head back to the complex. I would land from time to time and swim and bathe in the lake and watch as white birds lifted from the water and soared off to the clouds. Seton was but a small town, a fisherman's village where my friends and I would play and bathe in the waters. Finches love water and will bathe up to three times a day. Her inhabitants drive out to ski on slopes, to bathe in lakes, to climb to sacred sites. In their time off, the soldiers bathed in the river and gratefully supplemented their tasteless rations with local fruit and cheeses given to them by thankful nuns from the convent they guarded. She climbed down the steps to bathe in the river, fully clad. The sea was just a half a mile south of the fort and some men made plans to bathe in its waters tomorrow, while others just wanted to drink and eat and remain by the fires. Both men and donkeys stepped into the cool waters of the river, bathed and then spent some time under the green shady trees. I asked a woman who was bathing in the river, ‘Whose house is that on the riverbank?’ They bathe in a nearby river and then leave again. Synonyms swim, go swimming, take a dip, dip, splash around 3with object Suffuse or envelop in something. 〈喻〉沐浴在…中，沉浸在…中 the park lay bathed in sunshine 公园沐浴在阳光中。 Example sentencesExamples Night has fallen and the moon bathes him in a silvery glow. Kita was immediately bathed in a pool of white light. And at winter dusk, sky and snow are bathed in delicate colours which linger for hours. On a sunny Sunday that is unseasonably warm, the Pawson household is bathed in light and filled with the smell of roasting lamb. It bathes us in its own sad aura of humiliation, and makes us feel grimly disappointed. Wiley bathes his figures in a vibrant red glow, as if the background color were actually radiant. The New York Times reported on one such technique in which foods are bathed in a liquid solution of water and protein. Sunlight streamed in and bathed Kami with its glow. Tim stepped through into the light and allowed its warmth to bathe him. Synonyms suffuse, envelop, permeate, cover, pervade, wash, saturate, imbue, fill, load, impregnate, inform, steep, colour literary mantle noun beɪð British An act or spell of swimming or spending time in the water. 游泳；海（或河、湖）水浴 a bathe in the cold North Sea 在冰冷的北海里游泳。 Example sentencesExamples Odysseus tries to take neither a bathe nor bedding, but she insists. I asked Dr Nigam: ‘Do you really believe that a bathe in the Ganges can cancel out a lifetime of sin?’ Coming back to Mooney Falls tired but triumphant at the end of the day, we had a last bathe in that pool and scampered up the cliff like mice. International Women's Day was marked in Moscow yesterday with a mass bathe. Seawater is believed to have healthful benefits, and many British Virgin Islanders start their morning with a ‘sea bathe.’ She went down to the lakeshore for her own bathe. Synonyms swim, dip, dive, plunge, paddle Origin Old English bathian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German baden. Rhymes lathe, rathe, scathe, spathe, swathe Definition of bathe in US English: bathe verbbeɪðbāT͟H [no object] 1Wash by immersing one's body in water. 洗浴 Example sentencesExamples So great is my fear of water that I bathe only once a week, and only in the form of a brief shower, never in the bathtub. Pagans bathe in salt water, burn sage, sweep away negative energy, etc., all in the belief they are ridding themselves or their sacred space of negativity. It was very rare to obtain even a little hot water with which to bathe. Residents used to bathe with the water but had to stop due to skin irritations. For most of them, a room of their own, where they can bathe, wash their clothes and sleep in their own bed every night, with a fridge and a hot plate and a door they can lock, would be Eden. But what if the upstream community wants to use the water to bathe and wash clothes, and the result will be a shortage of drinking water for the downstream community? I wish we were permitted to bathe in fresh water, but I suppose they do need to save it all for the sick. People bathe in the water, colourful saris and white dhotis fluttering in the breeze. Once these people had barely enough water to drink or bathe in. People used the same water to bathe, wash their cows and drink,’ Bascombe related. In other news, I got to bathe in running water tonight! He then disappears suddenly before Jack and Ralph themselves go off to the water hole to bathe, assuming that Simon has gone there as well. These include some very sensible measures such as to shower rather than bathe and to use buckets rather than hosepipes when washing cars. Patients should bathe and wash their hair before they come into hospital. Children washed clothes and bathed in the waters. I can't wait to go home and bathe and wash my hair. We have to rely on the generosity of neighbours with water tanks to get water to cook and bathe after a hard day's work. After a hard day's work, we bathe in salted water. He is telling residents that it is OK to bathe with the water, but don't drink it. Boiling water had been brought to the room before their arrival, and by the time they wanted to bathe, the water had cooled. Synonyms have a bath, take a bath, wash, clean, soak, shower, douche 1.1with object Soak or wipe gently with liquid to clean or soothe. 浸洗；轻轻拭洗 she bathed and bandaged my knee 她把膝盖洗了洗，缠上绷带。 Example sentencesExamples The women poured potions from several bottles and began gently to bathe and wash his body. After meals, gently bathe the site with warm salt water (one teaspoon of table salt to a glass). She bathes his feet and begins to move upward when Odysseus realizes that he has an old scar she will recognize. He dipped the cloth into the warm water and softly bathed my sore feet. Well I am exhausted and parts of me really hurt and I have to have some strange lady bathe me out of a bucket. At Mrs. J's direction, Sara propped his legs up on a couple of down pillows, covered him snugly and bathed his forehead with a cool washcloth. Soak or bathe the affected part in vinegar or isopropyl alcohol for thirty minutes or until the pain is relieved. She bathes the ulcerated foot of a small child at Madam Carr's orphanage. The masseuse bathes my feet then unlocks a few facial pressure points while I succumb to the ambient flute music and scents of clove and ylang-ylang oil. Gavin was under the shade of a tree and Ariel brought cold water from the stream to bathe his head. Hop Sing continued to gently bathe the wound; although there was little point it offered some comfort and hope to the young man. The feet should be bathed frequently and all areas around the toes dried thoroughly. If there is no bathtub, dissolve one ounce of Epsom salts in a pint of warm water and bathe the body all over with the mixture. It was with this that Hannah gently bathed Riko's face and neck, then buttoned his pajama top back up when she had finished. Use cotton wool, or a pad for removing make-up, to soak up this mix and gently bathe the eyes. Synonyms cleanse, clean, wash, rinse, wet, moisten 1.2North American with object Wash (someone) in a bath. 〈北美〉（用浴盆）给（某人）洗澡 they bathed the baby 他们用浴盆给孩子洗了澡。 Example sentencesExamples The next morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a window overlooking a lovely flower garden. How often you bathe your baby depends on the baby's age and the time of year. He also knew he would have to bathe her; hopefully Alexia would have something Isobel could wear for a bit. No one ever taught me how to actually bathe a baby! I also used to wash her feet when I couldn't bathe her fully. We bring food, bathe them, cut their hair and clean their homes for them,’ Sinan said. Some parents bathe their children separately in the interests of both safety and one-on-one time. Apparently there were stories about him telling the nannies, you know, and the nurses and things, how to bathe the children and so forth. Miss Gage, the nurse, talks while she bathes him and takes his temperature. Don't allow pets in areas where food is prepared or handled, and don't bathe your pet or clean aquariums in the kitchen sink or bathtub. Anyway, with my terrier, sometimes I bathe her to wash the allergens off. In the naming ritual, the grandmother kneels and washes the mother's hair, then bathes the baby. At night the couple share bedtime duties: Bill bathes the children, Yvonne gets them into their pajamas, and both tuck them into bed. While I bathe my children, I edit the Sunday bulletin. She tells him that Odysseus will not come back and calls her maids in to bathe the beggar and give him finer clothing. We both play with her, make her meals, bathe her, put her to bed. Depending on your dog's lifestyle and breed, you will probably want to bathe him every month or two. His coat was still grimy, but she would bathe him later. Billy takes the dog home, feeds him, bathes him, and gives him a place to sleep. After having your upholstery and carpeting cleaned, it is important to bathe your dog regularly to prevent this problem from recurring. Synonyms give ... a bath, wash, clean, soak, douche, soap 2British Spend time in the ocean or a lake, river, or swimming pool for pleasure. 〈主英〉（在海、湖、河或游泳池里）戏水 Example sentencesExamples Both men bathed in the lake, enjoying a good swim in the early morning sun, then broke their fast with the leftovers from dinner before packing up the plane to head back to the complex. It was held that one should not dig, bathe, swim or engage in anything in any activity on May Day, which might seem to have magical powers! Seton was but a small town, a fisherman's village where my friends and I would play and bathe in the waters. Failing that, there's always a lake to bathe in. She climbed down the steps to bathe in the river, fully clad. What would happen if I went to bathe in that river? Finches love water and will bathe up to three times a day. I asked a woman who was bathing in the river, ‘Whose house is that on the riverbank?’ I would land from time to time and swim and bathe in the lake and watch as white birds lifted from the water and soared off to the clouds. Both men and donkeys stepped into the cool waters of the river, bathed and then spent some time under the green shady trees. As she went on to the creek and its pools where she could bathe, I took from my pack my Penguin edition of Don Quixote. They bathe in a nearby river and then leave again. ‘Fair enough,’ Troy answered and wandered outside the shelter to bathe in the river. In their time off, the soldiers bathed in the river and gratefully supplemented their tasteless rations with local fruit and cheeses given to them by thankful nuns from the convent they guarded. Having just bathed ceremonially in the pool, men were drying their long, long hair in the sun. Will he have to bathe in the river by the light of the full moon as well? Summer now exists only as a vague memory, a time when all was warm and I bathed in lakes and pools and kissed and danced (possibly). Her inhabitants drive out to ski on slopes, to bathe in lakes, to climb to sacred sites. A million Hindus a year, from all over India, pilgrimage to this, the most sacred spot on India's most sacred river, to bathe in and to drink the water. The sea was just a half a mile south of the fort and some men made plans to bathe in its waters tomorrow, while others just wanted to drink and eat and remain by the fires. Synonyms swim, go swimming, take a dip, dip, splash around 3with object Suffuse or envelop in something. 〈喻〉沐浴在…中，沉浸在…中 the park lay bathed in sunshine 公园沐浴在阳光中。 mussels bathed in garlic butter Example sentencesExamples The New York Times reported on one such technique in which foods are bathed in a liquid solution of water and protein. And at winter dusk, sky and snow are bathed in delicate colours which linger for hours. Wiley bathes his figures in a vibrant red glow, as if the background color were actually radiant. It bathes us in its own sad aura of humiliation, and makes us feel grimly disappointed. On a sunny Sunday that is unseasonably warm, the Pawson household is bathed in light and filled with the smell of roasting lamb. Kita was immediately bathed in a pool of white light. Sunlight streamed in and bathed Kami with its glow. Tim stepped through into the light and allowed its warmth to bathe him. Night has fallen and the moon bathes him in a silvery glow. Synonyms suffuse, envelop, permeate, cover, pervade, wash, saturate, imbue, fill, load, impregnate, inform, steep, colour Origin Old English bathian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German baden.
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