batheBrE/beɪð/NAmE/beɪð/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theybatheBrE/beɪð/NAmE/beɪð/present simple - he / she / itbathesBrE/beɪðz/NAmE/beɪðz/past simplebathedBrE/beɪðd/NAmE/beɪðd/past participlebathedBrE/beɪðd/NAmE/beɪðd/ -ing formbathingBrE/ˈbeɪðɪŋ/NAmE/ˈbeɪðɪŋ/[T]~sthtowashsthwithwater, especiallyapartofyourbody用水清洗（尤指身体部位）◆Bathethewoundandapplyacleandressing. 清洗伤口，再用洁净敷料包扎。[T, I]~ (sb)(NAmE) = bath◆Haveyoubathedthebabyyet? 你给婴儿洗澡了吗？◆Ibatheeveryday. 我每天洗澡。bath / bathe / swim / sunbathe
When you wash yourself you can say that you bath(BrE) or bathe(NAmE), but it is much more common to say have a bath(BrE) or take a bath(NAmE).自己洗澡可用 bath（英式英语）或 bathe（美式英语），但一般说 have a bath（英式英语）或 take a bath（美式英语）。
You can also bath(BrE) or bathe(NAmE) another person, for example a baby.给别人（如婴儿）洗澡亦可用 bath（英式英语）或 bathe（美式英语）。
You bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound.洗身体某部位（尤指清洗伤口）用 bathe。
When you go swimming it is old-fashioned to say that you bathe, and you cannot say that you bath or take a bath. It is more common to use swim, go for a swim, have a swim or go swimming.游泳旧时说 bathe，但不能说 bath 或 take a bath。较通用的说法为 swim、go for a swim、have a swim 或 go swimming：◆Let's go for a quick swim in the pool.咱们去游泳池游会儿泳吧。◆She goes swimming every morning before breakfast.她每天早饭前去游泳。What you wear for this activity is usually called a swimsuit or swimming trunks.游泳时穿的衣服通常叫做 swimsuit（游泳衣）或 swimming trunks（游泳裤）。
When you lie in the sun in order to go brown you sunbathe. 沐日光浴为 sunbathe。
[I](old-fashioned) togoswimminginthesea, ariver, etc. forenjoyment（到海、河等中）游泳消遣➡ see alsosunbathe[T]~sth (insth)(literary) tofillorcoversthwithlight（以光线）撒满，覆盖；使沐浴（在光线里）◆Themoonbathedthecountrysideinasilverlight. 月光下的乡村沐浴在一片银辉之中。