bask英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The act of bathing in warmth.

— Most cats enjoy a bask in the sunshine.
A group of crocodiles; the collective noun for crocodiles. collective

— The threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to health systems in subSaharan Africa (SSA) can be compared metaphorically to a lake in Africa infested with a bask of crocodiles and the saying “the eye of the crocodile.”

动词 v.

To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.

— to bask in the sun
To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (Usually followed by "in".) figuratively

— to bask in someone’s favour

词形变化

basks present,singular,third-person basking participle,present basked participle,past basked past basks plural

词汇关系

衍生词

abask bask in the sunshine

词源

词源 1

Inherited from Middle English basken, from Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþōną and *sek. Doublet of English bathe.

词源 2

Inherited from Middle English basken, from Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþōną and *sek. Doublet of English bathe.