Bask



GRE Barron

解释

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• v.晒太阳, 取暖
• ［英］ v.晒太阳, 取暖 ( to warm oneself pleasantly in the sunlight)
• ［记］ 联想: 把basket去掉et, 就是bask -> 拎着篮子晒太阳
• ［例］ I like to lie on the sand, basking in the sunshine.

Webster Collegiate

kverb

• Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse bathask, reflexive of batha to bathe; akin to Old English b?th bath
• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
  • 2. to take pleasure or derive enjoyment <basked in the spotlight>
• transitive verb
  • obsolete to warm by continued exposure to heat

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