bath 1 S2 W3 / bɑθ $ bæθ / 名词 ( 复数形式 baths / bɑðz, bɑθs $ bæðz, bæθs / ) [可数名词]

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 同义词 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 [复数形式]

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 throw 1 ( 37 )

COLLOCATIONS

动词

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.