| 单词 | lather |
| 释义 | lather lather1 —latherer, n. /ladh"euhr/, n. 1. foam or froth made by a detergent, esp. soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing. 2. foam or froth formed in profuse sweating, as on a horse. 3. Informal. a state of excitement, agitation, nervous tension, or the like: He was in a lather over my delay. v.i. 4. to form a lather: a soap that lathers well. 5. to become covered with lather, as a horse. v.t. 6. to apply lather to; cover with lather: He lathered his face before shaving. 7. Informal. to beat or whip. [bef. 950; ME; OE leathor soap; c. ON lauthr (Icel löthur) lather, foam] lather2 /lath"euhr, lah"theuhr/, n. a worker who puts up laths. [LATH + -ER1] |
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