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bath water

/bɑːθ ˈwɔːtər/

翻译: 用于洗澡的水,也常出现在成语“倒洗澡水连孩子一起倒掉”中,比喻把有价值的东西连同不想要的东西一起丢弃。

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/bɑːθ ˈwɔːtər/B1informal
  • zh用于洗澡的水,也常出现在成语“倒洗澡水连孩子一起倒掉”中,比喻把有价值的东西连同不想要的东西一起丢弃。

The water in a bathtub, often used in the idiom 'to throw the baby out with the bathwater,' meaning to discard something valuable along with something unwanted.

  1. Water in a bathtubA1formal

    The water used for taking a bath.

    zh洗澡水

    • She tested the bath water with her elbow before getting in.
    • The bath water was too hot, so he added some cold.
    • Don't let the bath water get cold while you read.
  2. Idiom: throw the baby out with the bath waterC1informal

    To discard something valuable along with something undesirable.

    zh把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉

    • When redesigning the website, we must not throw the baby out with the bath water by removing useful features.
    • The manager's decision to cancel the entire project was like throwing the baby out with the bath water.
    • Be careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water when you criticize the old system.