bask: [14] When English first acquired this word, probably from Old Norse bathask, it was in the sense ‘wallow in blood’: ‘seeing his brother basking in his blood’, John Lydgate, Chronicles of Troy 1430. It was not until the 17th century that the modern sense ‘lie in pleasant warmth’ became established: ‘a fool, who laid him down, and basked him in the sun’, Shakespeare, As You Like It 1600. The word retains connotations of its earliest literal sense ‘bathe’ – Old Norse bathask was the reflexive form of batha ‘bathe’. => bathe
bask (v.)
late 14c., basken "to wallow (in blood)," with loss of middle syllable, from Old Norse baðask "to bathe oneself," reflexive of baða "bathe" (see bathe). Modern meaning "soak up a flood of warmth" is apparently due to Shakespeare's use of the word in reference to sunshine in "As You Like It" (1600). Related: Basked; basking.
实用例句
1. Crocodiles bask on the small sandy beaches.
鳄鱼在小沙滩上晒太阳。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Each had a private little sun for her soul to bask in.
在她们每一个人心里,都独有一个小太阳,晒着她们的灵魂.
来自辞典例句
3. Turtles like to bask in the sun.
海龟喜欢曝于阳光中.
来自辞典例句
4. Here come the moths, in endless procession, to bask in the light of the flame.
有许多飞蛾, 成群结队飞到这里, 投身到火光里来取暖.
来自辞典例句
5. This is no place to bask in the warmth of the holy scriptures!
