1.bathe的基本意思是“泡在水里”。在美式英语中可作“洗澡”“游泳”解。作“自己洗澡,游泳”解时用作不及物动词; 作“给…洗澡”解时用作及物动词。常用于被动结构。
2.bathe作“冲洗”解时用作及物动词,主要指用水或药水等液体冲洗眼睛或伤口等。表示“用…冲洗”时其后面可接介词with。
3.bathe用于比喻,可表示“沐浴”“笼罩”在日〔月〕光下或水〔汗水〕中,这时多接介词in,常用于被动结构。

bathe in(v.+prep.)
1.在(水)里洗澡或游泳 wash oneself or swim in (water)
▲bathe in sth
Is it safe to bathe in this river?在这河里游泳安全吗?
Children were bathing in the sea.孩子们在海里游泳。
I bathed in the public baths nearby twice a week.我曾在附近的公共浴池一周洗两次澡。
He used to bathe in the river after supper.晚饭后,他经常去河中泡水取凉。
2.使(某物)浸泡在、沐浴在(水、光等)中 cover or fill (sth) with (sth, such as light, water, etc.)
▲bathe in sth
The doctor advised him to bathe in the sun's rays.医生劝他多晒太阳。
▲bathe oneself/sth in sth
The sick boy bathed himself in sunlight.这个生病的男孩在晒太阳。
He bathed himself in hot water.他把自己泡在热水里洗澡。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
His face was bathed in tears.他泪流满面。
Her eyes were bathed in tears.她泪眼汪汪的。
He was bathed in sweat.他全身汗水淋漓。
He was bathed in blood.他浑身是血。
They were bathed in a festive atmosphere.他们沉浸在节日的气氛中。
The garden was bathed in moonlight.花园沐浴在月光之中。
The shores of Italy were bathed in sunshine.意大利的海滩上洒满了阳光。
The valley was bathed in sunlight.阳光普照山谷。
Tian An Men is bathed in morning sunshine.天安门沐浴在朝阳的光辉中。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
Some boys don't like to bathe regularly.有些男孩不愿经常洗澡。
Did you bathe today?你今天洗澡了吗?
The boys bathed, dressed and went downstairs for lunch.孩子们洗完澡,穿好衣服,然后下楼吃午饭。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
He bathes his eyes twice a day.他一天冲洗两次眼睛。
Your eyes are very bad, you ought to bathe them.你的眼睛发炎了,应该洗一洗。
When you have sand in your eye, you should bathe it.当你眼里进了沙子时,就要洗一下眼睛。
The doctor told him to bathe his eyes with a very dilute solution of boric acid.医生叮嘱他用稀释的硼酸溶液洗他的眼睛。
The nurse bathed the wound. 护士清洗伤口。
You should bathe a cut to make sure it is quite clean.你要把刀口洗净。
The mother is bathing her baby's feet.妈妈正在给孩子洗脚。
Kneeling on the stones before the stranger she began to bathe and wash his feet.她跪在那生客前面的石头上,开始给他浸湿、洗脚。
I always bathe my feet in hot water after a long hike.长途步行以后,我总是用热水洗脚。
The Mediterranean Sea bathes the shores of Italy.地中海滋润着意大利的海岸。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Has the patient been bathed?给病人洗过澡吗?
When the child is bathed, please put the soap back where you found it.给孩子洗澡后,请把肥皂放回原处。

bathe, bath
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。

1.bathe用作名词时是英国用语,它是相对于室内洗澡的到海、湖、河的室外“洗澡,游泳”。
2.bathe通常用作单数形式,常与a连用。

I went for a bathe this morning.今天上午我洗海水澡去了。
There was a clear and dancing mountain stream in which we took our morning bathe every day.那里有条清澈荡漾的小溪,我们每天早晨在那里洗澡。