bath

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bath1 /bɑːθ $ bæθ/ ●●● S2 W3 noun (plural baths /bɑːðz, bɑːθs $ bæðz, bæθs/) [countable]  1  DCBDHHif you take a bath, you wash your body in a bath 洗澡，沐浴 After a week of camping, I really needed a bath. 我露营了一个星期，实在得洗个澡了。have a bath British English take a bath American English 你多久洗一次澡？ I’ll have a bath and go to bed. 我要洗个澡上床了。 How often do you take a bath? 你多久洗一次澡？ I’ll give the children their bath (=wash them in a bath). 我要给孩子们洗澡了。2. British EnglishDHH a large long container that you fill with water and sit or lie in to wash yourself 浴缸，澡盆 SYN American English bathtub3  water that you sit or lie in to wash yourself 洗澡水 a hot bath 热水澡 She ran a bath (=put water into a bath). 她往浴缸里放水。4  a bathroom, used especially in advertising 浴室，卫生间〔尤用于广告中〕 All our luxury bedrooms have a private bath. 我们所有的豪华卧房都具备独立的卫生间。5  CONTAIN/HOLDa container full of liquid in which something is placed for a particular purpose 缸；盆；池bath of Plunge the fabric into a bath of black dye. 把织物投入黑色染料缸中。6  baths [plural]DL a) British English old-fashioned a public building in which there is a swimming pool 〔室内〕公共游泳池 b) DLSHa public building where people could go in the past to wash themselves 〔旧时的〕澡堂，公共浴室 the Roman baths at Cirencester 赛伦塞斯特的罗马式公共浴室7  take a bath BLOSE/NOT HAVE ANYMORE American English informal to lose money, especially in a business deal 赔钱，亏本 We took a bath in the market over that stock. 我们买那只股票赔了钱。 → birdbath, bubble bath, → throw the baby out with the bath water at throw1(37)n COLLOCATIONSverbshave a bath especially British English, take a bath especially American EnglishShe usually has a bath in the evening.give somebody a bathHe's upstairs giving the baby a bath.get in/into/out of the bathI had to get out of the bath to answer the phone.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + batha quick bathIt's easier to take a shower than a quick bath.a long bathA long hot bath is a great way of relaxing.a hot/warm/cool bathWhy don't you have a nice warm bath?a bubble bath (=with nice-smelling bubbles in it)She likes to destress by taking a bubble bath.bath + NOUNbath time (=the time when someone, usually a child, has a bath)Come on, Lucy, it's bath time.bath taps British EnglishThe water coming out of the bath taps was freezing cold.a bath towelShe handed him a soft white bath towel.a bath mat (=small rug on the floor by the bath)The bath mat was soaking wet.bath waterThe bath water is getting cold.bath salts/crystals (=a substance that you put in a bath to make it smell nice)She bought me some lavender bath salts.bath toy (=for a child to play with in the bath)Bath toys are great for babies who've just learned to sit.

Examples from the Corpus

bath• So she told them she was taking a bath.• a bath of black dye• The 1960s home on 6 acres boasts a pool, a tennis court, six bedrooms, four baths and staff quarters.• I love to soak in a hot bath.• Whilst in bath remember what you've done and race down naked to reverse the contents of freezer and microwave.• I replaced each plug - in the wash basin, the bath, the sink.• The coolness of the water roused me from my reverie, and I left the bath and decided to telephone Toby Greenslade.• Hold sauce in a warm water bath until serving time, up to 2 hours.• After your bath or shower, grit your teeth and splash yourself with cold water!have a bath• And taking a bath in very hot water after you drink it.• While Dooley took a bath, the rector made two calls asking for prayer, and gave Miss Sadie an update.• The large rooms all have bath and shower/WC, radio and telephone.• I have a bath every day.• They had hardly explored the place before Cristalena suggested they take a bath.• But first she had to have a bath.• Then you have a bath and they give you a towel and soap.ran a bath• She went back into the bathroom and ran a bath.• She made her way upstairs and ran a bath.• At five-thirty they made gentle love; then Felicity ran a bath.• Lisa ran a bath for herself.• She ran a bath, defying the rule by more than half filling the tub instead of sticking to the permitted five inches.

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bath2 verb British English  1  [transitive] to wash someone in a bath 给…洗澡 SYN American English bathe I’ll bath the children. 我要给孩子们洗澡。2. [intransitive]DHH old-fashioned to wash yourself in a bath 洗澡 SYN bathe American English→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

bath• Make sure you bathe the kids and put them to bed before eight.• I bathed and changed and decided to start the evening with the bounce of Sidney Bechet.• Professional show producers bath their horses all the year round, without ill effect.• Louise loved being bathed when she was a baby.nBath  na city in southwest England that was famous for many centuries because of its natural hot waters, used by visitors to improve their health. Now many tourists visit Bath to see its old Roman baths and beautiful 18th-century buildings.From Longman Business Dictionarybathbath /bɑːθbæθ/ noun take a bath American English informal to lose a lot of money when buying or selling somethingCBS took a bath estimated at $275 million on the baseball television coverage deal.Origin bath Old English bæth

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bath¹ S2 W3 /bɑːθ $ bæθ/ noun (plural baths /bɑːðz, bɑːθs $ bæðz, bæθs/) [countable]1. if you take a bath, you wash your body in a bath:
    After a week of camping, I really needed a bath.
    have a bath British English take a bath American English:
    I’ll have a bath and go to bed.
    How often do you take a bath?
    I’ll give the children their bath (=wash them in a bath).
2. British English a large long container that you fill with water and sit or lie in to wash yourself
   SYN  bathtub American English
3. water that you sit or lie in to wash yourself:
    a hot bath
    She ran a bath (=put water into a bath).
4. a bathroom, used especially in advertising:
    All our luxury bedrooms have a private bath.
5. a container full of liquid in which something is placed for a particular purpose
    bath of
    Plunge the fabric into a bath of black dye.
6. baths [plural]
  a. British English old-fashioned a public building in which there is a swimming pool
  b. a public building where people could go in the past to wash themselves:
    the Roman baths at Cirencester
7. take a bath American English informal to lose money, especially in a business deal:
    We took a bath in the market over that stock.
⇨ birdbath, bubble bath, ⇨ throw the baby out with the bath water at throw¹(37)
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ have a bath especially British English, take a bath especially American English She usually has a bath in the evening.
   ▪ give somebody a bath He's upstairs giving the baby a bath.
   ▪ get in/into/out of the bath I had to get out of the bath to answer the phone.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + bath
   ▪ a quick bath It's easier to take a shower than a quick bath.
   ▪ a long bath A long hot bath is a great way of relaxing.
   ▪ a hot/warm/cool bath Why don't you have a nice warm bath?
   ▪ a bubble bath (=with nice-smelling bubbles in it) She likes to destress by taking a bubble bath.
■ bath + NOUN
   ▪ bath time (=the time when someone, usually a child, has a bath) Come on, Lucy, it's bath time.
   ▪ bath taps British English The water coming out of the bath taps was freezing cold.
   ▪ a bath towel She handed him a soft white bath towel.
   ▪ a bath mat (=small rug on the floor by the bath) The bath mat was soaking wet.
   ▪ bath water The bath water is getting cold.
   ▪ bath salts/crystals (=a substance that you put in a bath to make it smell nice) She bought me some lavender bath salts.
   ▪ bath toy (=for a child to play with in the bath) Bath toys are great for babies who've just learned to sit.

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bath² verb British English
1. [transitive] to wash someone in a bath
   SYN  bathe American English:
    I’ll bath the children.
2. [intransitive] old-fashioned to wash yourself in a bath
   SYN  bathe American English

Bath
Bath
a city in southwest England that was famous for many centuries because of its natural hot waters, used by visitors to improve their health. Now many tourists visit Bath to see its old Roman baths and beautiful 18th-century buildings.

BathBrE /bɑːθ/ 🔊NAmE /bæθ/ 🔊a city in south-west England, famous for its healthy mineral water and hot springs, its ancient Roman baths and beautiful Georgian buildings 巴斯（英格兰西南部城市，以其有益健康的矿泉水和温泉、古罗马时代的公共浴室和乔治王朝时期的美丽建筑而闻名）