bathe

verb

/beɪð/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bathe	/beɪð/ /beɪð/
he / she / it bathes	/beɪðz/ /beɪðz/
past simple bathed	/beɪðd/ /beɪðd/
past participle bathed	/beɪðd/ /beɪðd/
-ing form bathing	/ˈbeɪðɪŋ/ /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/

[transitive] bathe something to wash something with water, especially a part of your body用水清洗（尤指身体部位）
- Bathe the wound and apply a clean dressing.清洗伤口，再用洁净敷料包扎。
- His arm was bathed and the wound was lanced.他的手臂被清洗了，伤口也被刺破了。
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(North American English)
(British English bath)
[transitive, intransitive] bathe (somebody) to give a bath to somebody给…洗澡
- Have you bathed the baby yet?你给婴儿洗澡了吗？
- I bathe every day.我每天洗澡。
Which Word? bath / bathe / swim / sunbathe
bath / bathe / swim / sunbathe
- When you wash yourself you can say that you bath (British English) or bathe (North American English), but it is much more common to say have a bath (British English) or take a bath (North American English).
- You can also bath (British English) or bathe (North American English) another person, for example a baby.
- You bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound.
- When you go swimming it is old-fashioned to say that you bathe, and you cannot say that you bath or take a bath. It is more common to use swim, go for a swim, have a swim or go swimming:
  Let’s go for a quick swim in the pool.咱们去游泳池游会儿泳吧。
  She goes swimming every morning before breakfast.她每天早饭前去游泳。
  What you wear for this activity is usually called a swimsuit or swimming trunks.
- When you lie in the sun in order to go brown you sunbathe.
[intransitive] (old-fashioned) to go swimming in the sea, a river, etc. for pleasure（到海、河等中）游泳玩耍 see also sunbathe
[transitive] bathe something (in something) (literary) to fill or cover something with light（以光线）撒满，覆盖；使沐浴（在光线里）
- The moon bathed the countryside in a silver light.月光下的乡村沐浴在一片银辉之中。

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