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clothe sb in sth
The mother clothed her baby in a soft blanket.
母亲用柔软的毯子给婴儿穿衣。
给…穿衣服；为…提供衣物
cloathing — present participle of clothe · irregular form
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
给…穿衣服；为…提供衣物
to put clothes on someone or supply them with clothes
The mother clothed her baby in a soft blanket.
母亲用柔软的毯子给婴儿穿衣。
给(某人)穿衣；提供衣服；用衣物覆盖或装饰。
To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
像用衣服一样覆盖或赋予；笼罩。
To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
clothe
Base
原形
clothes
3rd person
第三人称单数
cloathing
-ing
现在分词
clothed
Past
过去式
clothed
Past participle
过去分词
She clothes her children in warm winter coats.
她给孩子们穿上暖和的冬衣。
He clothed himself in the finest suit for the interview.
他为面试穿上了最好的西装。
The designer is cloathing the models in silk dresses.
设计师正给模特们穿上丝绸连衣裙。
注意：ing形式为cloathing，但现代英语常用clothing。
Parents need to clothe their children appropriately for the weather.
父母需要根据天气给他们的孩子穿上合适的衣服。
She clothes herself in elegant dresses.
她给自己穿上优雅的连衣裙。
They clothed the statue in a ceremonial robe.
他们给雕像披上了仪式长袍。
The mother clothed her baby in a soft blanket.
母亲用柔软的毯子给婴儿穿衣。
常用于比喻，表示覆盖或赋予。
The forest was clothed with autumn colors.
森林披上了秋日的色彩。
反身用法，表示自己穿衣。
He learned to clothe himself at an early age.
他很小就学会了给自己穿衣。
Not this
She bought a new clothe.
Use this
She bought new clothes.
名词'clothes'表示衣服，不可数，且无单数形式'clothe'；动词'clothe'意为'给...穿衣'，此处需用名词。
Not this
He clothe himself every morning.
Use this
He clothes himself every morning.
第三人称单数主语后动词需加-s，'clothe'的第三人称单数形式是'clothes'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
给某人穿上（某种衣服）
She clothed her children in warm winter coats.
她给孩子们穿上暖和的冬衣。
用...覆盖；赋予
The mountains were clothed with snow.
群山被白雪覆盖。
给自己穿衣
He quickly clothed himself and left the house.
他迅速穿好衣服离开了家。
穿着；被...覆盖
The statue was clothed in a white robe.
雕像被一件白袍覆盖。
给身体穿衣
It is important to clothe the body appropriately for the weather.
根据天气适当穿衣很重要。
给穷人提供衣物
The charity aims to clothe the poor in the region.
该慈善机构旨在为该地区的穷人提供衣物。
给某人穿上某物；赋予某人某品质
She clothed her children in warm coats.
她给孩子们穿上了保暖的外套。
穿上某物；表现出某种特质
He clothed himself in confidence before the interview.
面试前他表现得自信十足。
笼罩在神秘之中
The ancient ritual was clothed in mystery.
那古老的仪式笼罩在神秘之中。
我将用从圣经里偷来的旧布条，来遮盖我赤裸的邪恶。
I will clothe my naked villainy with old odd ends stolen forth of holy writ.
我将用从圣经里偷来的旧布条，来遮盖我赤裸的邪恶。
要穿上怜悯、恩慈、谦虚、温柔和忍耐。
Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
要穿上怜悯、恩慈、谦虚、温柔和忍耐。
Use cloathing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
由布料(cloth)加e变成动词，想象用布覆盖身体：给…穿衣，也可引申为赋予（如赋予权力）。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描述 clothe 通常用于正式或文学语境，多指给某人穿上衣服或比喻性地覆盖某物，日常口语中较少使用。
Only 'loathe' rhymes with 'clothe' (same vowel). All listed words end in 'the' with voiced /ð/. Beware of lookalike 'cloth' (klɒθ), which has unvoiced /θ/ and a different vowel.
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