clothes, especially a particular type of clothes 衣服;(尤指某种)服装 Workers at the factory wear protective clothing. 工厂里的工人穿着防护服。 a man wearing dark clothing 穿深色衣服的男子 an item of clothing 一件衣服 warm clothing 保暖服 the high cost of food and clothing 衣食的昂贵费用 a piece/an article of clothing 一件/一件衣服 Did you bring a change of clothing? 你带换洗的衣服了吗? stalls selling clothing for men and women 出售男女服装的摊位 The charity helped her out with clothing for work. 慈善机构帮助她穿上工作服。 - on clothing
They found blood on his clothing. 他们在他的衣服上发现了血迹。 a clothing store 服装店 a clothing manufacturer 服装厂商
Synonyms clothesclothes 衣服 - clothing
- garment
- dress
- wear
- gear
- clothes [pl.] the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses and trousers.
- clothing [U] (rather formal) clothes, especially a particular type of clothes:
warm clothing 保暖服
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.用 clothes 还是 clothing? - garment (formal
) a piece of clothing: 指一件衣服: He was wearing a strange shapeless garment. 他穿着一件不成形的奇怪衣服。
- dress [U] clothes, especially when worn in a particular style or for a particular occasion:
We were allowed to wear casual dress on Fridays. 我们在星期五可以穿便服。
- wear [U] (usually in compounds) clothes for a particular purpose or occasion, especially when they are being sold in shops:
the children’s wear department 童装部
- gear [U] (informal) clothes:
Her friends were all wearing the latest designer gear. 她的朋友都穿着最新的名牌服装。
- casual clothes/clothing/dress/wear/gear
- evening/formal clothes/dress/wear
- designer/sports clothes/clothing/garments/wear/gear
- children’s/men’s/women’s clothes/clothing/garments/wear
- to have on/be in/wear …clothes/garments/dress/gear
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona2, Shoppinga2She wore traditional Chinese clothing. 她身着传统中式服装。 He went to work for a clothing manufacturer. 他去一家服装制造商工作。 Please make sure you bring warm clothing. 请务必带上保暖服。 The cost of household goods, clothing, and footwear fell this month. 家用商品、服装和鞋类的价格本月下跌。 What was the last item of clothing you bought? 你买的最后一件衣服是什么?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- light
- heavy
- warm
- …
- article
- item
- piece
- …
- business
- company
- factory
- …
- a change of clothing
Idioms
a wolf in sheep’s clothing
a person who seems to be friendly or not likely to cause any harm but is really an enemy 披着羊皮的狼