1.clothes的基本意思是“衣服”,是各种衣服、服装的总称,指具体的衣服,而不是抽象的着装,可指上衣、裤子、内衣、外衣,也可指特殊场合的服装。
2.clothes是复数名词,单复同形。
3.clothes前可用my, your, his或the, these, those, a few, other, much, a great deal of, a good many修饰(谓语动词用复数),也可用a pair of clothes, a suit of clothes修饰(谓语动词用单数)，但不可用数词修饰。

I always wash clothes on Sundays.我总是在星期天洗衣服。
I took off my shoes and all my clothes.我脱下鞋子和所有的衣服。
He went off in his working clothes.他穿着工作服出去了。
These clothes are new.这些衣服是新的。
My clothes are cheap.我的衣服很便宜。
There is no need to do anything. We are all right. But you have many clothes.不用做什么了。我们这样蛮好,而且你的衣服也很多了。
A pair of clothes is displaying in the shop.一件衣服正在这家商店展览。
This is a suit of clothes that he likes very much.这件衣服他非常喜欢。
Fine clothes make the man.马靠鞍装,人靠衣裳。
She spent a lot of money on clothes.她花很多钱买衣服。

clothes, clothing, coat, dress, overcoat, suit
这六个词的共同意思是“衣服”。其区别是:clothes是衣服的总称,含义较具体,指具体的“衣服”,可指上衣、下衣、外衣、内衣,也可指特定时间或情况下穿的衣服。例如:
He spent a lot of money on clothes when he was young.他年轻时花很多钱买衣服。
clothing也是衣服的总称,含义较抽象,泛指“衣着”这一概念,而且还包括鞋帽等,且有时clothing不一定与穿衣者有关,可与制造者或销售者有关。例如:
People of different climates wear different clothing.生活在不同气候条件下的人衣着也不相同。
This is a factory that makes children's clothing.这是一家童装厂。
coat专指女式大衣或男式西装上衣。例如:
I've bought a coat for my daughter.我替女儿买了一件大衣。
These coats are in the newest style.这些西装上衣都是最新款式的。
dress指外衣或特定场合的衣服,尤指妇女或儿童日常服装、连衣裙等。例如:
She wore a long, white dress for the wedding.她穿着一件长长的白色结婚礼服。
overcoat专指男大衣。例如:
Men and boys wear overcoats in cold weather.天冷时，人们都穿大衣。
suit则指一套衣服,尤指男西装。例如:
My brother wore a new suit for the party.我哥哥穿一身新西服去参加晚会。

我外出旅行时常穿两套衣服。
［误］  I often take two clothes with me when I go travelling.
［正］  I often take two sets of clothes with me when I go travelling.
他的衣服沾满了泥巴。
［误］  His clothes was covered with mud.
［正］  His clothes were covered with mud.
［析］  clothes只用复数形式,不可与数词连用,与his, these连用时谓语动词须用复数形式。

［同义词］   clothing, dress, garments