bathe/beð; beIð/v 1 [I,T] especially AmE to wash yourself or someone else in a bath【尤美】(给…)洗澡2 [T] to put water or another liquid on part of your body as a medical treatment 浸泡﹐洗〔作治疗用〕3 [I] BrE old-fashioned to swim【英,过时】游泳4 be bathed in light if something is bathed in light, a lot of light is shining on it 沐浴在光线中
bathebathebathesbathedbathingverb (bathes, bathing, bathed)1to wash a part of your body carefully: He bathed the cut on his finger.2to swim in the sea or in a lake or river: On hot days we often bathe in the lake.speakingIt is more usual nowadays to say go swimming.