clothes ♦︎ clothing ♦︎ garment ♦︎ dress ♦︎ costume ♦︎ apparel ♦︎ wear ♦︎ wardrobe ♦︎ gearThese are all words for the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses and trousers.这些词均表示衣服、服装。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆casual clothes / clothing / dress / apparel / wear / gear◆evening / formal clothes / dress / wear◆(sb's) summer / winter clothes / clothing / apparel / wear / wardrobe◆designer / sports clothes / clothing / apparel / wear / gear◆children's / men's / women's clothes / clothing / garments / apparel / wear◆(sb's) new clothes / garments / wardrobe / gear◆(sb's) old clothes / garments / gear◆warm clothes / clothing / garments◆to have / buy ... clothes / apparel / wardrobe / gear◆to have on / be in ...clothes / garments / dress / gear◆to wear ... clothes / garments / dress / costume / gear◆to be dressed in ... clothes / garments / costume / gear■clothes [plural] the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses and trousers衣服;服装◆I bought some new clothes for the trip.我为这次旅行买了一些新衣服。◆I quickly threw on some clothes and ran downstairs.我匆忙穿上衣服跑下楼去。◆Bring a change of clothes with you.带上一套换洗衣服。ⓘ You can change/put on/remove/take off your clothes, but these verbs do not collocate with the other words in this group, and it is even more common to say get changed/dressed/undressed.可以说change/put on/remove/take off your clothes,但这些动词不能与本组其他词搭配,更常用的说法是get changed/dressed/undressed。■clothing [uncountable] (ratherformal) clothes, especially a particular type of clothes衣服;(尤指某种)服装◆Please make sure you bring warm clothing.请务必带上保暖服。◆What was the last item of clothing you bought?你买的最后一件衣服是什么?NOTE辨析 Clothes or clothing?Clothing is more formal than clothes and is used especially to mean 'a particular type of clothes'. There is no singular form of clothes or clothing: a piece/an item/an article of clothing is used to talk about one thing that you wear such as a dress or shirt. * clothing比clothes正式,尤指特定类型的服装。clothes和clothing无单数形式,指一件衣服用a piece/an item/an article of clothing。■garment ˈgɑːmənt; NAmEˈgɑːrmənt [countable] (formal) a piece of clothing(一件)衣服◆He was wearing a strange shapeless garment.他穿着一件奇怪而难看的衣服。ⓘ Garment should only be used in formal or literary contexts; in everyday contexts use a piece of clothing. * garment仅用于正式场合或文学语境,日常生活中用a piece of clothing。■dress [uncountable] clothes, especially when worn in a particular style or for a particular occasion(尤指某种款式或为某种场合穿的)衣服◆All the guests were in evening dress.所有宾客都穿了晚礼服。◆He has no dress sense(= no idea of how to dress well).他毫无服装品味。◆The company has a strict dress code-all male employees are expected to wear suits.这家公司有严格的着装规定,所有男员工都要穿西装。■costume [countable, uncountable] the clothes worn by people from a particular place or during a particular historical period(某地或某历史时期的)服装,装束◆Some of the singers wore the Welsh national costume.一些歌手穿了威尔士的民族服装。◆The film is a costume drama based on a 19th-century novel.这是一部古装电影,取材自一部19世纪的小说。 see also costume ⇨ costume■appareləˈpærəl [uncountable] (NAmE) clothing, when it is being sold in stores(商店出售的)衣服,服装◆The store sells women's and children's apparel.这家商店出售女装和童装。■wear [uncountable] (usually in compounds通常用于构成复合词) clothes for a particular purpose or occasion, especially when it is being sold in shops(尤指商店里的某种)衣服,服装◆We headed straight for the children's wear department.我们直奔童装部。◆They manufacture designer sportswear.他们生产品牌运动服。■wardrobe [countable, usually singular] (ratherformal) the clothes that a person has(一个人的)全部衣物◆We have everything you need for your summer wardrobe.你需要的所有夏装我们都有。■geargɪə(r); NAmEgɪr [uncountable] (informal) clothes衣服◆Her friends were all wearing the latest gear(= fashionable clothes).她的朋友都穿着最新款的衣服。 see also gear ⇨ equipment