n (1) 洗澡，沐浴 (act of washing one's whole body， esp when sitting or lying in water) [C]：have (BrE)/take (AmE) a (cold/hot)～洗(冷水/热水)澡;have cold～s three times a week 一周洗三次冷水澡;give the dog/the cat a～给狗/猫洗澡;a steam～蒸汽浴;a～of sunshine/sun～日光浴;a～towel 浴巾;

(2) 浴盆(缸) (large container for holding water in which one sits to wash the whole body) [C] (AmE 亦作bath-tub)：Clean out the～when you've done. 你洗完澡把浴盆刷干净。a wooden～木澡盆;a solid gold～纯金的澡盆;fill the～with water 给浴盆放满水;

(3) 浴室 (room containing a bath and possibly a toilet， or (AmE) room containing a toilet and possibly a bath) [C] (= bathroom)：an apartment with two bedrooms， a kitchen and a～有两间卧室外加厨房和浴室的套房;〖同〗bathroom;

(4) 洗澡水 (water in a container ready for a bath) [C]：run a～for sb为某人放洗澡水;heat the～烧洗澡水;Your～is ready.你的洗澡水好了。His～is too hot. 他的洗澡水太热了。

(5) 洗液(器) ((container for) liquid in which sth is washed， soaked or dipped in order to be processed in some way) [C]：a chemical～ 化学药液;an oil～ 洗油;a～of red dye 红色染液;Photographic paper is put into three different～s during developing.洗相时相纸要放进三种不同的溶液中。

(6)湿淋淋的状态 (quality or state of being covered with a liquid) [C]：in a～of sweat汗如雨下;

(7) (公共)澡堂;公共游泳池 (public building with one or more rooms used for bathing or swimming) 　[pl，但sing意义]：Turkish～s土耳其蒸汽浴室;heated swimming-～s(BrE) 温水游泳池;take one's children to the～s once a week每周一次带孩子们去游泳池游泳;the ruins of Roman public～s古罗马公共浴池的废墟;

→ ′bathroom n 浴室， 厕所;′bathrobe n 浴衣;′bathtub n 浴盆(缸);′bathwater n 洗澡水;′eyebath n 洗眼杯;

v (AmE bathe) (1) 给……洗澡 (give a bath to sb/sth) [T+n]：Will you please～the baby/the dog? 请给孩子/狗洗个澡好吗?

(2) 洗澡 (have a bath)[I]：I～in cold water every night. 我每晚都洗冷水澡。

【注意】bath的ing和ed形式的读音为：bathing/′bɑ：θɪ ŋ， ′bæθɪ ŋ/， bathed/′bɑ：θt， ′bæθt/;动词bathe (浸洗;游泳)的ing和ed形式拼写与之相同，但读音却不同：bathing/′beɪ ð ɪ ŋ/，bathed/beɪ ðd/(见下一词条)。

【辨异】bath与bathe都可用作n或v，bathe的意思主要是“游泳(以玩耍)”，而bath则意为“洗澡(以洁身)”。