a piece of clothing (一件)衣服 a strange shapeless garment that had once been a jacket 用夹克衫改成的不成形的一件怪衣服 woollen/winter/outer garments 毛衣;冬装;外衣
Synonyms clothessee also undergarmentclothes 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 Fashionc1She wore a heavy knitted garment. 她穿着一件很厚实的针织衫。 They removed their outer garments and sat down in the reception area. 他们脱下外衣,在接待区坐下。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- outer
- finished
- foundation
- …
- have on
- wear
- industry
- factory
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French garnement ‘equipment’, from garnir ‘equip’, probably of Germanic origin and related to warn.