| 英语单词 | clothe |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [kləʊð] 美 [kloʊð] |
| 中文释义 | vt.穿上;赋予 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He had to work hard to feed and clothe the large family. (2) They clothe their children in the latest fashions. (3) We clothe our thoughts in words. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他必须努力工作才能使全家有饭吃,有衣穿。 (2) 他们给他们的孩子穿最时髦的服装。 (3) 我们用语言表达思想。 |
| vocabulary简明 | To clothe someone is to give them something to wear, or to dress them in clothing. If you clothe your dog in cute outfits, you may traumatize him for life. |
| vocabulary扩展 | You can clothe yourself, or someone else — for example, you might clothe yourself in black for a relative's funeral or clothe yourself in sequins and feathers for the school dance. You can also figuratively clothe someone or something, lending them a sense of power or respectability. Clothe shares a root with clothing and cloth, the Old English claþ, "cloth or sail," and also "woven material to wrap around oneself." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]See also:clothed ;clothes ;clothing ;为…提供衣服 To clothe someone means to provide them with clothes to wear. [V n]
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