Clothes, Clothing 与cloth的区别
What is the difference between clothes, clothing and cloth?
1 `clothes'
Clothes /kləʊðz/ 是你穿的衣服,如 shirts, trousers, dresses, 和 coats.
I took off all my clothes.
我脱下所有的衣服。
小心!没有clothes的单数形式。在正式英语中,about a garment, a piece of clothing, or an article of clothing,,但在日常对话中,你通常会说出你正在谈论的那件衣服的名字。
2 `clothing'
Clothing /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ 是人们穿的衣服。人们经常用 clothing 来谈论特殊种类的衣服,例如, winter clothing 或 warm clothing. Clothing 是不可数名词. 不要说clothings' 或 `a clothing'.
Wear protective clothing.
穿好防护服。
Some locals offered food and clothing to the refugees.
一些当地人向难民提供食物和衣服。
3 `cloth'
Cloth /klɒθ/ 是纤维制品,如羊毛或棉花,然后形成布用于制作衣服。
I cut up strips of cotton cloth.
我把棉布剪成条状。
The women wove cloth for a living.
这些妇女以织布为生。
当布像这样使用时,它是一个不可数名词。
布(cloth)是用来清洁或除尘的一块织物。cloth的复数形式是cloths,而不是clothes。
Clean with a soft cloth dipped in warm soapy water.
Don't leave damp cloths in a cupboard.