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bather

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bath·er /ˈbeɪðə $ -ər/ noun  1. [countable]DSS British English someone who is swimming in the sea, a river, or a lake 〔在海里、河里或湖里的〕游泳者2. bathers [plural] AusEDSSDCC a swimsuit 游泳衣
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batherA Shambellie pug, a bather, a negro-a potted plant.At the time of his writing Barrow was a hamlet popular for bathers and with two large inns.A new group of bathers is coming in.Chief technical officer Billy Dodds said the minimum standards were adequate and cover would be increased in line with the number of bathers.He followed Miss Sadie into her bedroom, where he admired a small, vibrant oil that depicted a party of bathers.Local populations of some dolphins have been severely affected by the use of shark nets to protect bathers.Courbet's bather, however, was a ruddy faced older woman, and she was washing rather than bathing.We continued on to Musselwick Sands, where bathers were enjoying the beach.
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bather
bather /ˈbeɪðə $ -ər/ noun
1. [countable] British English someone who is swimming in the sea, a river, or a lake
2. bathers [plural] Australian English a swimsuit


batherBrE /ˈbeɪðə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbeɪðər/ 🔊 noun [countable] (BrE) a person who is swimming in the sea, a river, etc. (在海、河等中)游泳的人bathers [plural] (AustralE) = swimming costume, swimming trunks