sunbathe

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sun·bathe /ˈsʌnbeɪð/ verb [intransitive]  DLOto sit or lie outside in the sun, especially in order to become brown 沐日光浴，晒太阳 Her mother was sunbathing in the back garden. 她母亲在后花园晒太阳。 ► There is no noun ‘sunbath’: Let’s go and sunbathe/do some sunbathing (NOT have a sunbath).没有 ‘sunbath’ 这个名词: Let’s go and sunbathe/do some sunbathing (不说 have a sunbath). 我们去晒晒太阳吧。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

sunbathe• Ian and Vicki decide to explore as far as the next hill, leaving Barbara and the Doctor behind to sunbathe.• The beach is all of fifty metres away across the road and is great for lazy days sunbathing.• Now when I am at the pool, I can sunbathe and read and doze.• In the afternoons they sunbathed and swam.• If you haven't got time to sunbathe, Coppertone's Sudden Tan could be the answer.• A man in Pripyat sunbathed on his balcony throughout the next day.• Meanwhile, the less energetic can sunbathe on the shores of the pretty Lansersee.• It transpired that there was a secluded roof on her house where she was wont to sunbathe totally naked.

sun·bathe verbChineseSyllable  

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sunbathe
sun‧bathe /ˈsʌnbeɪð/ verb [intransitive]
to sit or lie outside in the sun, especially in order to become brown:
    Her mother was sunbathing in the back garden.
  ► There is no noun ‘sunbath’: Let’s go and sunbathe/do some sunbathing (NOT have a sunbath).

sun·batheBrE /ˈsʌnbeɪð/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌnbeɪð/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they sunbathe BrE /ˈsʌnbeɪð/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌnbeɪð/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it sunbathes BrE /ˈsʌnbeɪðz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌnbeɪðz/ 🔊past simple sunbathed BrE /ˈsʌnbeɪðd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌnbeɪðd/ 🔊past participle sunbathed BrE /ˈsʌnbeɪðd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌnbeɪðd/ 🔊 -ing form sunbathing BrE /ˈsʌnbeɪðɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌnbeɪðɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to sit or lie in the sun, especially in order to go brown (get a suntan) 沐日光浴；晒太阳

• When you wash yourself you can say that you bath (BrE) or bathe (NAmE), but it is much more common to say have a bath (BrE) or take a bath (NAmE). 自己洗澡可用 bath（英式英语）或 bathe（美式英语），但一般说 have a bath（英式英语）或 take a bath（美式英语）。
• You can also bath (BrE) or bathe (NAmE) another person, for example a baby. 给别人（如婴儿）洗澡亦可用 bath（英式英语）或 bathe（美式英语）。
• You bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound. 洗身体某部位（尤指清洗伤口）用 bathe。
• When you go swimming it is old-fashioned to say that you bathe, and you cannot say that you bath or take a bath. It is more common to use swim, go for a swim, have a swim or go swimming. 游泳旧时说 bathe，但不能说 bath 或 take a bath。较通用的说法为 swim、go for a swim、have a swim 或 go swimming：◆Let's go for a quick swim in the pool. 咱们去游泳池游会儿泳吧。◆She goes swimming every morning before breakfast. 她每天早饭前去游泳。What you wear for this activity is usually called a swimsuit or swimming trunks. 游泳时穿的衣服通常叫做 swimsuit（游泳衣）或 swimming trunks（游泳裤）。
• When you lie in the sun in order to go brown you sunbathe. 沐日光浴为 sunbathe。