Lather
音标：/ˈlæðər/

意思：

泡沫：指用水和肥皂等搅拌产生的泡沫，通常指洗澡、洗脸、洗头时的泡沫。

泡沫状物质：在搅拌液体时产生的泡沫。

激动：口语中有时用来形容非常激动或紧张的情绪，尤其是发脾气时。

翻译：

(n.) 泡沫

(v.) 打泡沫，起泡沫；使激动

读音：
"Lather" 的发音为 /ˈlæðər/，第一部分“la”发音类似中文拼音的“拉”，第二部分“ther”发音类似“瑟尔”，注意“th”发音是英语的浊音。

用法：

用作名词时，指泡沫或泡沫状物质。

用作动词时，指打出泡沫或使某物泡沫化，亦可用于表示使情绪激动或激怒。

例句：

She applied the soap to her face and created a thick lather.
她把肥皂涂在脸上，产生了浓密的泡沫。

The barber lathered the man's face before shaving him.
理发师在给那人刮胡子之前涂上了泡沫。

He was so angry, he was practically foaming at the mouth, or in a lather.
他气得几乎在口中起泡，简直就是气急败坏。

The lather from the shampoo made her hair feel soft and smooth.
洗发水产生的泡沫使她的头发变得柔软光滑。

The children were laughing as they played with soap and made lather in the bathtub.
孩子们在浴缸里玩肥皂，产生泡沫，笑声不断。

The soap doesn't lather very well in cold water.
这种肥皂在冷水中起泡不太好。

After the rain, the car was covered in a layer of lather from the soap used during washing.
下雨后，车上覆盖了一层洗车时使用的肥皂泡沫。

He was in a lather about missing the train.
他因为错过火车而十分焦虑。

The bubbles from the lather made it fun to wash the dishes.
泡沫的气泡使洗碗变得有趣。

She got into a lather when she found out her favorite book was sold out.
她发现自己最喜欢的书已经售罄时非常生气。

短语搭配：

Lather up：搅拌或打出泡沫（通常指肥皂或洗发水等）。

In a lather：非常激动或焦虑，通常指因为某种事情而情绪激动。

Lather and rinse：指洗发或清洁过程中的步骤，即先起泡沫后冲洗。

Lather of soap：指肥皂泡沫。