v. 晒日光浴

bath bathe swim sunbathe When you wash yourself you can say that you bath ( BrE) or bathe ( NAmE ) , but it is much more common to say have a bath ( BrE ) or take a bath ( NAmE ). 自己洗澡可用bath（英国英语）或bathe（北美英语），但一般说have a bath（英国英语）或take a bath（北美英语）。 You can also bath ( BrE ) or bathe ( NAmE ) another person, for example a baby. 给别人（如婴儿）洗澡亦可用bath（英国英语）或bathe（北美英语）。 You bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound. 洗身体某部位（尤指清洗伤口）用bathe。 When you go swimming it is old-fashioned to say that you bathe , and you cannot say that you bath or take a bath . It is more common to swim , go for a swim , have a swim or go swimming . 游泳旧时说bathe，但不能说bath或take a bath。较通用的说法为swim、go for a swim、have a swim或go swimming： Let’s go for a quick swim in the pool. 咱们去游泳池游会儿泳吧。 She goes swimming every morning before breakfast. 她每天早饭前去游泳。 What you wear for this activity is usually called a swimming costume in BrE and a bathing suit in NAmE . 游泳衣在英国英语中通常叫做swimming costume，在北美英语中叫做bathing suit。 When you lie in the sun in order to go brown you sunbathe . 沐日光浴为sunbathe。