(pl. Baths)
1- a large container for water, used for immersing and washing the body浴缸, 浴盆。
1.1
- an act or process of immersing and washing one's body in the water held by one of these containers洗澡, 沐浴：
she took a long, hot bath.
她洗了很长时间的热水澡。
1.2
- （一般作baths）a building containing a public swimming pool or washing facilities（附有室内游泳池或洗浴设施的）公共浴室。
1.3
- chiefly N. Amer. a bathroom〈主北美〉浴室。
1.4
- with modifier a container holding a liquid or other substance in which something is immersed, typically when undergoing a process such as film developing（尤指冲洗相片时用的）药液池。
with obj.
1- wash (someone) while immersing them in a container of water给（某人）洗盆浴：
how to bath a baby.
如何给婴儿洗澡。
1.1
- no obj. wash oneself while immersed in such a container洗澡：
there was no hot water to bath in.
没有热水洗澡。
短语
an early bath
- Brit. informal used in reference to the sending off of a sports player during a match〈英, 非正式〉（运动员）提前退场：
the referee awarded a penalty and ordered an early bath for Sansome.
裁判处罚了桑塞姆并令他提前退场。
take a bath
- informal suffer a heavy financial loss〈非正式〉遭受惨重经济损失。
词源
Old English bæth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bad and German Bad.