clothe
/kləʊð/verb
(past and past participle clothed 或 <古或诗/文> clad)
1- with obj.(常作be clothed in)put clothes on (oneself or someone); dress给(自己, 别人)穿衣:
Francesca was clothed all in white
弗朗西丝卡穿一身白衣
she took off her shoes and lay down fully clothed
她脱下鞋, 衣着齐整地躺下
as adj., with sub modifier (clothed) a partially clothed body.衣衫不整的身子。
1.1
- provide (someone) with clothes为…提供衣物:
they already had eight children to feed and clothe.
他们已有了八个孩子等着穿衣吃饭。
1.2
- figurative cover (something) as if with clothes〈喻〉覆盖, 披上:
luxuriant tropical forests clothed the islands.
繁茂的热带森林覆盖着群岛。
1.3
- figurative endow (someone) with a particular quality〈喻〉赋予(某人某品质):
he is clothed with the personality and character of Jesus.
他被赋予耶稣的个性和性格。
词源
Old English (only recorded in the past participle geclāded), from clāth (see CLOTH).