2VERB 起泡;形成泡沫 When a substance such as soap or washing powder lathers, it produces a white mass of bubbles because it has been mixed with water. 起泡;形成泡沫
The shampoo lathers and foams so much it's very hard to rinse it all out. [VERB]
3VERB 在…上涂以肥皂(或洗衣粉等)(以产生泡沫并清洗) If you lather something, you rub a substance such as soap or washing powder on it until a lather is produced, in order to clean it. 在…上涂以肥皂(或洗衣粉等)(以产生泡沫并清洗) [Also VERB n preposition]
Lather your hair as normal. [VERB noun]
像平常那样在头发上抹上洗发液。
For super-soft skin, lather on a light body lotion before you bathe. [VERB noun with adv.]
皮肤极柔嫩者,可在沐浴前涂上温和的护肤露。
4PHRASE [VERB inflects](无必要地)焦躁不安,发火 If you say that someone works themselves up into a lather or gets in a lather about something, you think that they are getting upset, angry, or worried about it when there is no need to do so. (无必要地)焦躁不安,发火
You have spent the past six months working yourself up into a lather over situations which are really none of your business.
过去半年你一直在为压根儿和你无关的事情心急上火。
'I'm not going to get into a lather over this defeat,' said the manager.