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词语辨析
bath,bathe
【解说】1.作动词用时,以清洁为目的的洗澡用bath,以娱乐或治疗为目的的洗澡(游泳)用bathe。例如One baths so as to get clean.人洗澡是为了清洁。I don't much care for bathing.我不大喜欢游泳。2.作名词用时,bath指室内浴,bathe指室外浴(如河、湖、海等)。例如他正在隔壁洗澡。[误]He is having a bathe in the next door.[正]He is having a bath in the next door.3.美式英语中,名词只用bath,动词只用bathe。4.bathe可用于比喻义,而bath一般不用于比喻意义。