lather
- IPA[ˈlɑːðə]
英式
- a frothy white mass of bubbles produced by soap, washing powder, etc. when mixed with water；heavy sweat visible on a horse's coat as a white foam.
- form or cause to form a lather；rub soap on to (the body) until a lather is produced
verb: lather, 3rd person present: lathers, gerund or present participle: lathering, past tense: lathered, past participle: lathered
noun: lather, plural noun: lathers
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a frothy white mass of bubbles produced by soap, washing powder, etc. when mixed with water she rinsed off the lather and dried her hands 同義詞
- ▪ heavy sweat visible on a horse's coat as a white foam. 同義詞
- 2. informal a state of agitation or nervous excitement Dad had got into a right lather by the time I got home 同義詞
動詞
- 1. form or cause to form a lather soap will not lather in hard water
- ▪ rub soap on to (the body) until a lather is produced she was lathering herself languidly beneath the shower
- 2. cover something with liberal amounts of (a substance) she lathered a slice of toast with butter
- ▪ spread (a substance) thickly or liberally we lathered the cream on our scones
- 3. (of a horse) be covered with sweat the old mare was lathered and I decided it was time for a rest
- ▪ Northern English informal (of a person) be hot and sweaty It feels like 40C. I'm lathered!
- 4. informal thrash (someone) my mother caught me by the back of the neck and lathered me up the steps
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈlaT͟Hər]
美式
- a frothy white mass of bubbles produced by soap or a similar cleansing substance when mixed ... she rinsed off the lather and dried her hands
- (with reference to soap or a similar cleansing substance) form or cause to form a frothy white ... soap will not lather in hard water
Oxford American Dictionary
