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n.衣服,[总称]被褥,各种衣服,<美俚>家丑

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clothes


/kləʊðz; [US] kləʊz; kloz/
n [pl] (not used with numerals 不可与数字连用) covering for a person's body; garments 衣物; 衣服; 服装
*warm, fashionable, expensive, etc clothes 温暖的、时髦的、昂贵的衣物
* put on/take off one's clothes 穿上[脱下]衣物.

clothes


n [plural]
[Language: Old English;Origin: clathas, plural of clath; CLOTH]
the things that people wear to cover their body or keep warm
 I enjoy shopping for clothes and shoes.
 What sort of clothes was he wearing ?
 casual clothes
put on/take off clothes
 She had a shower and put on clean clothes.
change your clothes/change into clean/dry etc clothes
 The kids ran upstairs to change into dry clothes.
work/school etc clothes
 men dressed in ordinary street clothes
 a clothes shop
a change of clothesatchange2 (6), designer clothesatdesigner2 , plain-clothes
WORD CHOICE: clothes, clothing, garment, cloth
clothes are things that you wear, for example shirts and dresses : I need some new clothes. | Do you ever wear your sister's clothes?
!! clothes is always plural and has no singular form : He was wearing nice clothes (NOT a nice clothe/clothes).
Use clothing to talk about a particular type of clothes or when talking about making or selling clothes : Special protective clothing is worn. | a clothing manufacturer
!! This word is not used much in ordinary spoken language : I went shopping for summer clothes (NOT clothing).
In formal English, you can use garment or piece/item/article of clothing to refer to one thing you wear : a long velvet garment |a discarded article of clothing
But it is more usual to name the particular thing you mean : He was wearing a long coat (NOT long garment) .
Cloth is the material that clothes are made from : a suit made from fine woollen cloth

1. Where do you buy clothes and shoes?
    你平时在哪儿买衣服和鞋子?

2. We were sweltering in our winter clothes.
    我们穿著冬衣热得够呛.

3. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.
    天黑下来的时候,她把提箱当作小床,把两个孩子放了进去,又把所有能找到的衣服都盖在了孩子们身上。

4. Working rapidly in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man´s clothes.
    他在黑暗中忙活了一阵儿,很快就换上了死者的衣服。

5. When she saw the state of his clothes, she became more determined than ever to make him work hard during the holiday on Saturday.
    波莉姨妈心里正盘算着要罚他在星期六干活,现在,看到汤姆满身泥巴的样子,决心就更坚定了。

6. The bundle of old clothes was insecurely tied.
    这包旧衣服扎得不牢。

7. The case contains my clothes.
    箱子里装有我的衣服。

8. Those clothes do nothing to enhance her appearance.
    她穿那些衣服也并没显得更漂亮.

9. The dark foliage clothes the hills.
    浓绿的树叶覆盖着群山。

10. These are dirty , smelly clothes.
    这些是脏的、发出臭味的衣服。

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