lather

大学 FREQ #32930

n. 肥皂泡 vt. 涂以肥皂泡

发音

UK /ˈlɑː.ðə/
UK /ˈlæð.ə/
AU
US /ˈlæð.ɚ/

词形变化

lathers 复数 lathered lathering lathers 三单 lathers lathering 现在分词 lathered 过去式 lathered 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

肥皂泡；激动

动词

涂以肥皂泡；使紧张；狠狠地打

动词

起泡沫

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.

    泡沫儿

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A state of agitation.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To cover with lather.

    及物

    I lathered my body with lavender-scented soap.

  2. 2.

    To beat or whip.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

sweat stew fret suds soap suds swither

上位词 3

foam agitation froth

下位词 2

shaving cream shaving soap
动词

同义词 8

soap whip strap slash lash flog welt trounce

上位词 10

beat clean foam sparkle cleanse fizz froth work over beat up effervesce

下位词 8

cat switch leather birch scourge cowhide flagellate horsewhip

相关短语

lather up in a lather 激动,焦躁

词源

From Middle English lather, from Old English lēaþor (“a kind of nitre used for soap, soda”), from Proto-West Germanic *lauþr, from Proto-Germanic *lauþrą (“that which is used for washing, soap”), from Proto-Indo-European *lówh₃trom (“that which is used for washing”), from *lewh₃-, *lowh₃- (“to wash, bathe”). Cognate with Swedish lödder (“lather, foam, froth, soap”), Icelandic löður (“foam, froth, a kind of niter used for soap”), Old Irish loathar (“wash-basin”), Ancient Greek λουτρόν (loutrón, “a bath, wash-room”), Latin lavō (“to wash”), Albanian laj (“to wash”), Ancient Greek λούω (loúō). More at lye.

来源：wiktionary