bath
n
(pl ~s)
1 [C] washing of the whole body, esp when sitting or lying in water 洗澡; 沐浴
I shall have a hot bath and go to bed. 我要去洗個熱水澡, 然後睡覺.
He takes a cold bath every morning. 他每天早晨都洗冷水澡.
2 [C]
(a) (also `bath-tub, tub) large, usu oblong, container for water in which a person sits to have a bath 澡盆; 浴缸.
(b) water placed in this ready for use 洗澡水
Please run a bath for me. 請給我放一盆洗澡水.
Your bath is ready. 洗澡水給你準備好了.
3 [C] (container for) liquid in which sth is washed or dipped in chemical and industrial processes 化學及工業生產過程中用以洗滌或浸泡某物的液體; 盛此液體的容器
an `oil bath, eg for parts of machinery 油槽(如用於浸洗機器零件的)
a bath of red dye 紅染缸.
4 baths [pl]
(a) (Brit) an indoor public swimming-pool 室內公共游泳池
heated swimming-baths 加溫的室內公共游泳池.
(b) building where baths may be taken 澡堂; 浴室
Turkish `baths 土耳其式浴室.
5 (idm 習語) throw the baby out with the bath water => baby. bath, v (Brit)
1 [Tn] give a bath to (sb/sth) 給(某人)洗澡; 清洗(某物)
bath the baby 給嬰兒洗澡.
2 [I] take a bath 洗澡: I bath every night. 我每晚洗澡.