Lather
[ ['lɑ:ðə] ]
小学 Primary
n. 肥皂泡\\nvt. 涂以肥皂泡
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
lather
n
1 [U] white foam or froth produced by soap or detergent mixed with water （皂液或洗涤液的）泡沫
work up a lather on one's chin, ie before shaving 在下巴上涂皂沫（然後再刮胡子）.
2 [U] frothy sweat, esp on a horse 汗沫（尤指马的）.
3 (idm 习语) be in/get into a `lather (infml 口)
(a) be/become excited and nervous 激动; 紧张
She's in a lather about having to speak to such a large crowd. 她须在这麽多人面前讲话, 心情十分紧张.
(b) be/become angry, agitated and upset 气愤; 烦乱; 烦恼
Calm down there's no need to get into a lather about it! 冷静些--没有必要为这件事动肝火! lather, v
1 [I, Ip] ~ (up) form lather 起泡沫
Soap will not lather in sea-water. 肥皂在海水里不起泡沫.
2 [Tn] cover (sth) with lather 给（某物）涂皂沫
lather one's chin before shaving 刮胡子前先在下巴上涂皂沫.
3 [Tn] (dated infml 旧, 口) thrash (a person or an animal) 抽打（人或动物）.
🗣️ 情景例句
You have a very beautiful eyes.
你的眼睛真漂亮。
Tom and John are in conflict over this.
汤姆和约翰之间存在着矛盾。
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
艾尔弗结婚时，感到非常难为情，而没有将自己的职业告诉妻子。