clothe

CET-4 大学 FREQ #28355

vt. 给...穿衣, 盖上, 赋予

发音

UK /ˈkləʊð/
US /ˈkloʊð/

词形变化

clad clothed clothedst clothes 三单 clothes clothest clotheth clothing yclad clothing 现在分词 clothed 过去式 clothed 过去分词 clad 过去式 clad 过去分词

别名

cloath cloathe

教材释义与例句

动词

给…穿衣；覆盖；赋予

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

    及物

    to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly

  2. 2.

    To cover or invest, as if with a garment.

    比喻

    to clothe somebody with authority or power

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

dress invest robe cloak garment adorn apparel drape garb enclothe

上位词 6

turn cover fit outfit equip fit out

下位词 10

cover shirt coat jacket shoe costume habit vest gown robe

近义相关 2

dress get dressed

词源

From Middle English clothen, from Old English *clāþian (“to clothe”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleden, German kleiden, Swedish kläda, after apocope klä. See also cloth, clad.

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