5星奖小学英语竞赛词汇(3)clothclotheclothesclothing.docVIP

cloth clothe clothes clothing区别 一．词汇填空 They d_____ up for holiday. (穿上盛装 Snow c_______ the hills. (覆盖着) up-to-the-minute. (衣服) P______ on your coat and cap. (穿上，戴上) 二．词汇解释 1.cloth [kl?θ] n.衣料，织品(不可数) material stuff that made by weaving threads together cotton cloth棉布 This cloth wears well. 这种步耐穿。 n.布块(可数) piece of material that you use for special purpose: a piece of silk cloth一块丝绸 clothe [kl?ue] vt.穿衣wear (clothes); 给...穿衣put clothes on; 供给...衣服; provide with clothes; e.g. He has to work hard to feed and clothe his family. 他必须努力工作才能使全家有饭吃，有衣穿。 Clothe the children in the best clothes. 给孩子穿上最好的衣服。 The sun clothes the earth with light. 阳光普照大地。 clothes [kl?ues] v.衣服things that you wear to cover your body: sport clothes运动服 4.clothing [?kl?ueing] n. 衣服总称(不可数) covering for the body : 衣、食、住clothing, food and shelter; 一件衣服an article of clothing e.g. This shop sells woman’s clothing.这家商店出售女装。 三．词汇辨析 关于cloth ① 两码的布料就可以够做一条裙子了。 误：Two yards of clothes will be enough for a skirt. 正：Two yards of cloth will be enough for a skirt. 析：cloth 表示“布”、“衣料”，是不可数名词。若用复数形式 (cloths)，则指多种布。 ② 用块软布擦窗子。 误：Clean the windows with soft cloth. 正：Clean the windows with a soft cloth. 析：cloth 表示“布”或“布料”，是不可数的，但若表示用作某种特殊用途的布(如：table-cloth桌布，a dish-cloth洗碗布，face-cloth面巾等)，则是可数的。 e.g. I have spilt my coffee all over the chair. Bring some cloths quickly, please. 我把咖啡都洒在椅子了，请快拿抹布来。 关于clothe ③ 她总是穿名贵的衣服。 误：She always clothes expensive clothes. 正：She always clothes herself in expensive clothes. 正：She is always clothed in expensive clothes. 析：clothes 的意思不是“穿(衣)”，而是“给(某人)穿衣”，所以其宾语总是人而不是衣(注意有时用被动语态)。在现代英语中，用 clothe 的这种用法已不是很常见，往往用较为通俗的 dress 代之。现在 clothe更多是用来表示“为某人提供衣服”，或用于比喻义，指像穿衣似地覆盖某物， e.g. He can barely feed and clothe his family. 他勉强能给予全家人以温饱 关于clothes ④她买了一件新衣服。 误：She bought a new clothes. 正：She bought a new article of clothing. 正：She bought a new garment. 析：clothes 表示“