clothe

英 [kləʊð]

美 [kloʊð]

v.  给…穿衣; 为(某人)提供衣服

过去分词：clothed　过去式：clothed　复数：clothes　第三人称单数：clothes　现在分词：cloathing　

CET4考研

BNC.9871 / COCA.10775

牛津词典

verb

• 给…穿衣
  to dress sb/yourself
  1. They clothe their children in the latest fashions.
     他们给他们的孩子穿最时髦的服装。
  2. Climbing plants clothed the courtyard walls.
     攀缘植物给院墙披上了绿装。
• 为（某人）提供衣服
  to provide clothes for sb to wear
  1. the costs of feeding and clothing a family
     一家人的衣食费用

柯林斯词典

• See also:She was on her own with two kids to feed and clothe.clothedclothesclothing

英英释义

verb

• provide with clothes or put clothes on
  1. Parents must feed and dress their child
  Synonym:dressenclothegarbraimenttoggarmenthabilitatefit outapparel
• cover as if with clothing
  1. the mountain was clothed in tropical trees
  Synonym:cloakdraperobe
• furnish with power or authority
  Synonym:investadorn

双语例句

• Why do most parents feed, clothe and care for their children?
  作父母的，为甚麽要抚育儿女长大和细心照顾他们呢？
• What's more, all the trouble that others have gone through to feed and clothe us becomes pointless.
  甚至可以说，那些让我们衣食温饱的人，他们为了喂养我们所承受的一切苦难，都失去了意义。
• They are charitable. They feed the hungry and clothe the beggar.
  他们是仁慈的，他们给饥饿者饮食，给乞丐衣着。
• Mary is old enough to feed and clothe herself.
  玛丽已经长大，要以自己吃饭、穿衣了。
• She was on her own with two kids to feed and clothe.
  她独自一个人要供两个孩子吃穿。
• When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
  什么时候见你作客旅，留你住，或是赤身露体，给你穿？
• Mr Brown low bought him a new suit and new shoes, and Oliver's dirty old clothe s were given away.
  布朗洛先生给奥利弗买了一套新衣服和一双新鞋子，他以前的破烂衣服都送掉了。
• I need to have a new clothe made today.
  今天我需要做身新衣服。
• They have to work hard to feed and clothe their family.
  他们不得不为一家人的吃穿努力工作。
• What strange clothe she was wearing.
  他穿的衣服多奇怪。