clothes S2 W2 / kləʊðz, kləʊz $ kloʊðz, kloʊz / 名词 [复数形式]
the things that people wear to cover their body or keep warm :
What sort of clothes was he wearing?
I showered and put on clean clothes.
He was still in his work clothes.
a clothes shop → a change of clothes at change 2 ( 6 ) , → plain-clothes
Grammar
Clothes is a 复数形式 名词 and has no singular form :
He needed some new clothes (NOT a new clothe/clothes).
COLLOCATIONS
动词
wear clothes She always wears beautiful clothes.
be dressed in … clothes The man was dressed in ordinary clothes.
put your clothes on I told him to get up and put some clothes on.
take off/remove your clothes She took off her clothes and slipped into bed.
change your clothes I usually change my clothes as soon as I get home from work.
短语
a change of clothes He only took a small bag with a change of clothes.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + clothes
warm clothes If you’re walking in the mountains, take plenty of warm clothes.
casual clothes Most people feel more comfortable in casual clothes.
evening clothes I don’t often have a chance to wear formal evening clothes.
designer clothes (= made by a well-known designer ) She spends hundreds of pounds on designer clothes.
sb’s best clothes They wore their best clothes for the photograph.
formal clothes It’s best to wear formal clothes for an interview.
school/work clothes Work clothes tend to be black, blue, or grey.
sports clothes Lou was wearing sports clothes and sunglasses.
ordinary/everyday clothes Everyone else was wearing ordinary clothes.
civilian clothes (= ordinary clothes rather than a military uniform ) a US army lieutenant in civilian clothes
baby clothes a shop for baby clothes
maternity clothes (= for women who are having a baby )
winter/summer clothes The shops are already full of winter clothes.
plain clothes (= ordinary clothes that the police wear in order not to be recognized ) He was arrested by officers in plain clothes.
clean clothes I had no clean clothes.
dry clothes You’d better change into dry clothes or you’ll get cold.
fashionable/trendy clothes The club was full of beautiful people wearing trendy clothes.
elegant Italian people are often admired for their elegant clothes.
old-fashioned I decided to throw out all my old-fashioned clothes.
smart British English Do you have to wear smart clothes to work?
scruffy (= dirty and untidy ) She was poor and dressed in scruffy clothes.
second-hand clothes (= not new ) Charity shops sell second-hand clothes at low prices.
dowdy (= unfashionable and unattractive ) Dowdy clothes make you have less confidence in yourself.
THESAURUS
clothes 名词 [复数形式] things you wear to cover your body or keep you warm. Clothes is always 复数形式 : I like your clothes! | Don’t throw your dirty clothes on the floor! | a clothes shop
clothing 名词 [不可数名词] used when talking in general about a type of clothes, or about making or selling clothes. Also used in the 短语 a piece/item/article of clothing (= one of the things that someone wears ) : You’ll need to take some warm clothing . | It is important to wear protective clothing at all times. | a clothing manufacturer | a clothing retailer | Police found a piece of clothing in the bushes. | I took a change of clothing with me.
garment 名词 [可数名词] formal one thing that you wear. Also used when talking about buying and selling clothes : a long velvet garment | the garment industry | garment workers | garment factories
dress 名词 [不可数名词] a particular style of clothes. Don’t use dress on its own : Casual dress is not appropriate for an interview. | men in evening dress
wear 名词 [不可数名词] used about types of clothes sold in a shop, in the following 短语 . Don’t use wear on its own : children’s wear | sports wear | casual wear
gear 名词 [不可数名词] / ɡɪə $ ɡɪr / informal clothes for a particular sport or activity : She was wearing her running gear. | Have you got all your gear?
wardrobe 名词 [单数形式] all the clothes that you own, or all the clothes that you wear at a particular time of year : Her wardrobe consisted mainly of smart clothes for work. | I will need a new summer weardrobe. | You could win a complete new wardrobe!