clothe

clothe — verb

1. to give a person the clothing they need to wear, often because they cannot get i

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to give a person the clothing they need to wear, often because they cannot get it for themselves — for example, a charity clothing the homeless, or a parent clothing a child.

例句

Each winter the charity clothes nearly three hundred children in the city.

transitive: clothe + numerical direct object

Leila works two jobs just to clothe and feed her elderly parents.

同義詞
  • dress

    everyday word for putting clothes on; less formal than clothe and more common in daily routines

  • outfit

    to provide with a complete set of clothes, often for a specific purpose (e.g., outfitting a team)

  • attire

    formal synonym, often used in writing or special occasions

反義詞
  • undress

    to remove clothes from someone

  • strip

    to take all clothes off, often forcibly

文法句型

clothe + direct object

clothe + object + in/with + garment or material

用法筆記

Frequently used in humanitarian or caregiving contexts (charities, parents, aid organizations). Unlike dress, clothe typically stresses the provision or supply of garments rather than the physical act of putting them on. This sense is rarely used reflexively — I clothed myself sounds unnatural in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌I bought new clothe for the party.
✅I bought new clothes for the party.
💡clothe is a verb; the noun meaning garments is clothes (always plural).
❌We need to cloth the refugees.
✅We need to clothe the refugees.
💡cloth (noun) is fabric; clothe (verb) means to provide garments.
❌She clothed her baby and went to the park.
✅She dressed her baby and went to the park.
💡clothe suggests supplying or providing, not the routine daily act of putting clothes on someone.