a large container for water, used for immersing and washing the body 浴缸,浴盆 ■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。 ■(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 ■(chiefly N. Amer.)a bathroom (主 北美)浴室 ■[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
verb
[with obj.]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。 ■[noobj.]wash oneself while immersed in such a container 洗澡 there was no hot water to bath in. 没有热水洗澡。
常用词组 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
语源
Old English bæth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bad and German Bad
bath2 [baθ] noun
an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equivalent to about 40 litres or 9 gallons 巴思(希伯来古液量单位,相当于约40升或9加仑)