1 clothes 是“衣服,衣裳”的總稱,包括上衣、下衣、外衣、內(nèi)衣。
She has spent a lot of money on clothes . 她花了許多錢買衣服。
It's cold outside; you'd better put on more clothes . 外面很冷,你最好加穿些衣服。
提示
clothes是復(fù)數(shù)名詞,謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式,不能和表示具體數(shù)字的數(shù)詞連用,“一套衣服”不可說a clothes,要說a suit of clothes。
2 clothing 也是衣服的總稱,范圍比clothes 廣,除衣服外,還包括手套、鞋帽等。clothing 是集體名詞,只能用單數(shù)形式。
They are all in summer clothing . 他們都穿著夏裝。
In winter children need warm clothing . 冬天,孩子們需要穿暖和的衣服。
3 dress 指外衣,多指兒童、婦女的日常服裝、連衣裙等,為可數(shù)名詞。
That's a nice dress . 那是一件漂亮的女裝/童裝。
She bought several new dresses this summer. 她今年夏天買了幾件新衣服。
4 coat 指大衣或上衣。
She bought a coat for her daughter. 她為女兒買了一件大衣。
Put on your coat , please. 請把上衣穿上。
5 suit 指一套衣服,多指男西裝。
He wore a new suit for the party. 他穿著一套新衣服參加晚會。
6 cloth 指“布,布料”,為不可數(shù)名詞。
She bought a piece of cloth . 她買了一塊布。
How much cloth do you need? 你需要多少布料?
提示
當cloth指具體用途的布時,是可數(shù)名詞。
She covered the table with a white cloth . 她用一塊白桌布把桌子蓋住。
He cleaned the window with a wet cloth . 他用一塊濕抹布擦窗。