clothe /kləʊð/(动词)给……穿衣;为……提供衣服;(比喻)覆盖、包裹。常见搭配:**clothe sb (in sth)**。
/kləʊð/
She clothed the child in a warm coat.
她给孩子穿上了一件暖和的外套。
The hills were clothed in mist, and the village seemed to disappear into the gray air.
群山被薄雾笼罩,村庄仿佛消失在灰色的空气里。
来自古英语 clāþian(“使穿衣、覆盖”),与名词 cloth(布料)同源,核心含义是“用布/衣物覆盖”。如今既可用于字面“给人穿衣”,也常用于比喻“被……覆盖”。