clothe

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• ① 1[用被动式或作clothe oneself]给…穿衣服(★作此义解时,现在常用dress)2供给…衣服
  • They are better clothed than ever before.他们比从前穿得更好。
  • She clothed herself in her best.她穿着最漂亮的衣服。
  • He can barely feed and clothe his large family.他几乎无法使他的大家庭获得温饱。

• ② 1覆盖,笼罩(★常用被动式,介词用in或with)2(以语言)表达(思想等)3授与(权力、荣誉等)<with, in>
  • Mist clothed the village.雾笼罩那座村庄。
  • The landscape was clothed in snow.那景色为雪所覆盖。
  • To clothe thoughts in words means to express one's thoughts in words.使思想着衣就是以语言表达思想的意思。
  • He was clothed with the power to control prices.他获得权力去控制价格。