bask

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bask /bɑːsk $ bæsk/ verb [intransitive]  1  DLHOTto enjoy sitting or lying in the heat of the sun or a fire 〔舒适地〕晒太阳，取暖bask in Lizards were basking in the morning sun. 蜥蜴正在享受早晨的阳光。2  if a place basks in the sun, it is sunny and warm 〔某地〕沐浴在阳光中bask in Tenerife was basking in afternoon sunshine as they arrived. 他们到达的时候，特内里费正沐浴在午后的阳光中。3  ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingto enjoy the approval or attention that you are getting from other people 沉浸在〔别人的赞许或关注中〕bask in She basked in the admiration of the media. 她沉醉在媒体的吹捧中。 → bask/bathe in somebody’s reflected glory at glory1(4)→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

bask• The woodstove is throwing off heat, and I bask in its glow.• His opponent, on the other hand, can hop around the country on Air Force One, basking in presidential publicity.• So everyone is basking in the increased popularity of the game.• Telling the story, Savelli grinned, basking in the jittery afterglow of it.• Mr Haynes is very proud, and is basking in the limelight.• His boss sat on the forty-first floor and was still basking in the reflected glory of his minion.bask in• The group were clearly basking in the crowd's adoration and applause.• Anderson basked in the glory of the victory.• It was a tremendous victory for the team, and they sat back and basked in the glory.• For several months I'd been basking in the glow of graduation, but now it was time to get a job.• A lizard was basking in the heat of the afternoon sun.Origin bask (1300-1400) Old Norse bathask, from batha “to take a bath”

bask verbChinese  

sun enjoy of the Corpus sitting or heat to the in lying

bask
bask /bɑːsk $ bæsk/ verb [intransitive]1. to enjoy sitting or lying in the heat of the sun or a fire
    bask in
    Lizards were basking in the morning sun.
2. if a place basks in the sun, it is sunny and warm
    bask in
    Tenerife was basking in afternoon sunshine as they arrived.
3. to enjoy the approval or attention that you are getting from other people
    bask in
    She basked in the admiration of the media.
⇨ bask/bathe in sb’s reflected glory at glory¹(4)

baskBrE /bɑːsk/ 🔊NAmE /bæsk/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they bask BrE /bɑːsk/ 🔊 NAmE /bæsk/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it basks BrE /bɑːsks/ 🔊 NAmE /bæsks/ 🔊past simple basked BrE /bɑːskt/ 🔊 NAmE /bæskt/ 🔊past participle basked BrE /bɑːskt/ 🔊 NAmE /bæskt/ 🔊 -ing form basking BrE /ˈbɑːskɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbæskɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] ~ (in sth) to enjoy sitting or lying in the heat or light of sth, especially the sun 晒太阳；取暖◆We sat basking in the warm sunshine. 我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。🔊🔊 ●ˈbask in sthto enjoy the good feelings that you have when other people praise or admire you, or when they give you a lot of attention 沉浸，沐浴（在赞美、关注等中）◆He had always basked in his parents' attention. 他一直沉浸在父母的呵护中。🔊🔊◆I never minded basking in my wife's reflected glory (= enjoying the praise, attention, etc. she got). 妻子的荣耀惠及于我，我并不觉得有什么不好意思。🔊🔊