Word · Frequency #9871
clothing
给…穿衣服；为…提供衣物
clothing is the present participle of clothe.
to put clothes on someone or supply them with clothes
- 1.
To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
给(某人)穿衣；提供衣服；用衣物覆盖或装饰。
- 2.
To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
像用衣服一样覆盖或赋予；笼罩。
笼罩；覆盖；给(某人)穿衣；提供衣服；用衣物覆盖或装饰。；像用衣服一样覆盖或赋予；笼罩。；给...穿衣；盖上
In use
Parents need to clothe their children appropriately for the weather.
She clothes herself in elegant dresses.
They clothed the statue in a ceremonial robe.
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。
clothe sth with sth
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。
clothe oneself
反身用法，表示自己穿衣。
He learned to clothe himself at an early age.
Connections
Collocations
- clothe someone in
- 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。
- clothe with
- 用...覆盖；赋予
- The mountains were clothed with snow.群山被白雪覆盖。
- clothe oneself
- 给自己穿衣
- He quickly clothed himself and left the house.他迅速穿好衣服离开了家。
- be clothed in
- 穿着；被...覆盖
- The statue was clothed in a white robe.雕像被一件白袍覆盖。
- clothe the body
- 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。
- clothe the poor
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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