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bathing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Swimming
bath·ing /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]  DSS British English the activity of swimming in the sea, a river, or a lake 〔在海里、河里或湖里的〕游泳 SYN swimming Is the beach safe for bathing? 这海滩游泳安全吗?
Examples from the Corpus
bathingThere, as if a curtain had been raised on both sides of the river, suddenly were campsites, fishing and bathing.When the dun evening comes the kids go down to the irrigation channels for some bilharzia bathing.It then took more than an hour of bathing and shampooing to get Tosh back to his natural ebony colour!Rituals of bathing and tending the body.Unfortunately, like the Med, the Sea of Sacramento is shallow and polluted - bathing is not recommended.Leisure activities still take place here although they are more likely to be water skiing, wind surfing and sailing rather than bathing.I think bathing is jolly good f-fun.For the first time in her adult life, Polly went to bed without bathing or cleaning her teeth.
bath·ing nounChineseSyllable
the swimming the of in sea, activity Corpus


bathing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bathing1  present participle of bath at bath2  present participle of bathe at bathe


bathing
bathing /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
British English the activity of swimming in the sea, a river, or a lake
   SYN  swimming:
    Is the beach safe for bathing?


bath·ingBrE /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (BrE) the activity of going into the sea, a river, etc. to swim (到海、河等中的)游泳,畅游facilities for bathing and boating游泳和划船设施a safe bathing beach一处可以安全游泳的海滩