7take a bathBLOSE/NOT HAVE ANYMOREAmerican EnglishAmE informal to lose money, especially in a business deal 赔钱,亏本
We took a bath in the market over that stock.
我们买那只股票赔了钱。
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take a bath• He eatsbakedbeans each day and takes baths in the tinned food.• We had long, serious talks and took baths and discussed things with the light on and then with the light out.• While Dooley took a bath, the rector made two calls asking for prayer, and gave Miss Sadie an update.• Ever found time flying when you're taking a bath or drinking a cup of tea?• What animal do you look like when you're taking a bath?• Alone in the house, Carla would read, take a bath in front of the dining room fire, wash her hair.• We really took a bath on that deal.• They had hardly explored the place before Cristalena suggested they take a bath.• He had time to take a bath.
have a bath• And taking a bath in very hot water after you drink it.• While Dooley took a bath, the rector made two calls asking for prayer, and gave Miss Sadie an update.• The large rooms all have bath and shower/WC, radio and telephone.• I have a bath every day.• They had hardly explored the place before Cristalena suggested they take a bath.• But first she had to have a bath.• Then you have a bath and they give you a towel and soap.
ran a bath• She went back into the bathroom and ran a bath.• She made her way upstairs and ran a bath.• At five-thirty they made gentle love; then Felicityran a bath.• Lisa ran a bath for herself.• She ran a bath, defying the rule by more than half filling the tub instead of sticking to the permitted five inches.
1[transitiveT] to wash someone in a bath 给…洗澡SYN American English bathe
I’ll bath the children.
我要给孩子们洗澡。
2.[intransitiveI]DHH old-fashioned to wash yourself in a bath 洗澡SYN American English bathe
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bath• Make sure you bathe the kids and put them to bed before eight.• I bathed and changed and decided to start the evening with the bounce of Sidney Bechet.• Professional show producersbath their horses all the year round, without illeffect.• Louise loved being bathed when she was a baby.
1 (BrE) ( bathtub, NAmE, BrE) large container for washing your body浴缸ADJECTIVE | VERB + BATH/BATHTUB | BATH/BATHTUB + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤free-standing, sunken獨立/低於地面的浴缸▸➤cast-iron, tin鑄鐵/錫製浴缸VERB + BATH/BATHTUB➤fill往浴缸裏注水▸➤lie in, soak in躺在/泡在浴缸裏BATH/BATHTUB + NOUN➤faucet, tap (BrE) 浴室龍頭◇bath taps (BrE) 沐浴龍頭◇bathtub faucets (NAmE) 浴缸龍頭PREPOSITION➤in the bath在洗澡◇I'm in the bath! (BrE, NAmE) 我在洗澡!◇I'm in the bathtub! (NAmE) 我在洗澡!bath
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2water in the bathtub; act of washing your body浴缸裏的水;洗澡ADJECTIVE | VERB + BATH | BATH + NOUNADJECTIVE➤hot, warm熱水澡;溫水澡▸➤cold冷水澡▸➤long長時間的洗澡▸➤quick快速洗澡▸➤luxurious, nice, relaxing, soothing豪華的/愉快的/讓人放鬆的/使人舒緩的洗浴▸➤bubble, mud, steam, Turkish泡泡浴;泥巴浴;蒸汽浴;土耳其浴◇I lay soaking in a hot bubble bath.我躺在熱乎乎的泡泡澡水裏。➤bed, blanket, sponge (NAmE) (通常為卧牀病人進行的)牀上浴,全身擦浴,海綿擦浴VERB + BATH➤draw, prepare, run放洗澡水;準備洗澡水;(往身上)澆水◇Could you run a bath for me?你能為我放洗澡水嗎?➤have, take (especially NAmE) 洗澡▸➤give sb給某人洗澡▸➤need需要洗澡BATH + NOUN➤mat, towel浴室地墊;浴巾▸➤oil, salts沐浴油;浴鹽▸➤time洗澡時間◇It's the children's bath time.孩子們洗澡的時間到了。
bath ♦︎ shower ♦︎ wash ♦︎ cleaning ♦︎ rinse ♦︎ cleanThese are all words for an act or process of making sb/sth clean.这些词均表示清洗、洗净。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in the bath / shower / wash◆a quick bath / shower / wash / rinse◆a hot / cold bath / shower◆to need a bath / shower / wash / rinse / clean◆to have a bath / shower / wash◆to take a bath / shower◆to give sb / sth a bath / wash / rinse / clean■bath [countable] an act of washing your whole body by sitting or lying in water洗澡;洗浴◆ (BrE) I think I'll have a bath and go to bed.我想洗个澡,然后睡觉。◆ (especially NAmE) to take a bath洗澡◆She took the baby upstairs to give him a bath.她把婴儿抱到楼上给他洗澡。 see also bath,bathe ⇨ washverb■shower [countable] an act of washing yourself under a shower淋浴◆ (BrE) I think I'll have a shower.我想冲个澡。◆ (especially NAmE) to take a shower洗淋浴◆He's in the shower at the moment-can you call back later?他正在洗澡,你过一会儿再打过来好吗? see also shower ⇨ washverb■wash [countable, usually singular] an act of cleaning sth using water and usually soap洗涤;清洗;洗刷◆Your blue shirt's in the wash(= being washed or waiting to be washed).你的蓝衬衫正在洗。◆My sweater shrank in the wash.我的套衫洗后缩水了。◆That blouse shouldn't look like that after only two washes.那件女式衬衫只洗过两次,不该变成那个样子。ⓘ In British English wash is also used to talk about people washing themselves.在英式英语中,wash也可以表示洗澡◆ (BrE) I'll just have a quick wash before dinner.我只是很快地洗一洗就吃饭。 see also wash ⇨ cleanverb, wash ⇨ washverb■cleaning [uncountable] the work of making the inside of a building or vehicle clean打扫;扫除;清洁◆They pay someone to do the cleaning.他们花钱雇人打扫。◆The shop on the corner sells cheap cleaning products.街角那家店售卖便宜的清洁产品。 see also clean ⇨ cleanverb■rinse rɪns [countable, usually singular] an act of washing sth with clean water only, not using soap(用清水)冲洗,洗涮;漂洗◆That glass doesn't look very clean-I'd better give it a rinse.那只玻璃杯看上去不太干净,我还是把它冲洗一下吧。 see also rinse ⇨ cleanverb■clean [singular] (BrE) an act of cleaning sth清洁;清扫;清洗◆Why don't you give the carpet a clean?你为什么不清洁一下地毯? see also clean ⇨ cleanverb