中考单词易错点解析：Bath and Bathe

　　Bath

　　an act of washing your whole body by sitting or lying in water 沐浴，洗澡 [名词]

　　1. He takes a cold bath every morning.

　　他每天早晨都洗冷水澡。

　　2. After a bath, he took a walk in the yard.

　　沐浴后，他在院子里散步。

　　3. I think Ill have a bath and go to bed.

　　我想洗个澡，然后睡觉。

　　to have a bath or to give a bath to somebody 洗澡;给...洗澡 [动词] [主要用于英国英语中]

　　1. Its your turn to bath the baby.

　　轮到你给婴儿洗澡了。

　　2. I bath every night.

　　我每晚都洗澡。

　　Bathe

　　to wash something with water, especially a part of your body 用水清洗，冲洗 [及物动词]

　　1. I want to bathe my face and hands.

　　我要洗洗脸和手。

　　2. You must bathe that wound before you bind it up.

　　包扎伤口之前必须先清洗。

　　to have a bath or to give a bath to somebody 洗澡;给...洗澡 [动词] [主要用于美国英语中]

　　1. I bathe every day.

　　我每天都洗澡。

　　2. Have you bathed the baby yet?

　　你给婴儿洗澡了吗?

　　【注意】

　　bath作名词时，在英国英语和美国英语中都可以用来表示洗澡，沐浴，只是搭配有所不同。

　　I think Ill have a bath and go to bed. (英)

　　I think Ill take a bath and go to bed. (美)

　　在英国英语中，常用bath作动词表示洗澡，而在美国英语中，常用bathe作动词表示洗澡。

　　I always bath before I go to bed. (英)

　　I always bathe before I go to bed. (美)