洗澡的英文为bath，它的英式读音为[bɑːθ]，美式读音为[bæθ]。bath可作名词和动词两种词性，基本含义除了“洗澡”之外，还有“浴缸”、“游泳池”、“公共浴室”、“给…洗澡”等意思。

1、当bath作为名词时，是可数名词，意为浴缸;浴盆;洗澡水;洗澡;洗浴;游泳池;（旧时的）公共浴室，澡堂;浴器，浴锅，染缸。

例句：I think I'll have a bath and go to bed.

我想洗个澡，然后睡觉。

In those days, only quite wealthy families had baths of their own.

那时候，只有非常富有的家庭才有自己的浴缸。

One of the most important buildings in this ruined city is a public bath...

在这座被毁坏的城市里，最重要的建筑物之一就是公共澡堂。

He came fully awake to hear the bath running.

他完全清醒了，听见浴缸里的水在流。

It took half an hour to clean the orange powder off the bath

花了半个钟头才把浴缸上的柑橘粉擦洗掉。

Sorry — no baths after ten o'clock

抱歉，10点以后没有洗澡水。

The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath

这水比小孩的洗澡水稍微凉一些。

Fortunately, for both of us, you forgot to empty your bath yesterday.

我们两个很幸运，你昨天忘记倒洗澡水了。

2、当bath作为动词时，意为给…洗澡;洗澡。

例句：It's your turn to bath the baby.

轮到你给婴儿洗澡了。

Don't feel you have to bath your child every day.

不用每天给孩子洗澡。

The three children all bath in the same bath water.

这三个小孩用同一盆水洗澡。

Have you bathed the baby yet?

你给婴儿洗澡了吗？

The old lady is so fond of her cat that she baths her everyday.

老太太非常喜欢她的猫，天天给猫洗澡。

Mother had to bath the baby before going to bed.

睡觉前妈妈得给孩子们洗澡。

I'll give them a bath and bring them to you.

我给她们洗澡然后领到你面前。

The little dog whimpered when I tried to bath it.

我设法给小狗洗澡时，它悲嗥起来。