我们第一次认识wear这个词,
大概都是从“穿”这个含义开始的。
但是wear只有“穿”这一个意思吗?
《了不起的麦瑟尔夫人》有一集,麦瑟尔夫人从柜台拿了一只还未上市的口红试用装送给妈妈。
妈妈问麦瑟尔夫人
You don’t like what I wear now?
字幕翻译的是,
你不喜欢我的穿着?
联系前面的语境,这里明显是在问,
你不喜欢我现在涂的这个颜色吗?
wear后面除了lipstick,还可以加makeup,perfume, eyeshadow等等:
Wearing lipstick makes you look more energetic.
They’re not allowed //www.58yuanyou.comto wear makeup to school.
She always wears noticeable makeup.(大浓妆)
说一个化妆品持久,用long-wear,比如:
long-wear lipstick
long-wear eyeshadow
long-wear foundation
wear描述的是
化了妆、涂了原由网口红、喷了香水那样一种状态。
如果是想描述动作,
可以用apply, put on等动词去搭配。
Gloria watched her mother put on her makeup.
Could you teach me how to apply lipstick?
我们说回wear,除了上面的用法,还有很多搭配。
在生活中非常常见,而且经常是我们话到嘴边,想不出来的那个词。
戴眼镜 wear glasses
留胡子 wear a//www.58yuanyou.com beard
留长发 wear one’s hair long
系安全带 wear seatbelts
We all know the dangers of not wearing seat belts.
脸上流露出某种表情
wear a smile//www.58yuanyou.com/frown/grin/look…
His face wore a curious look.
当然wear还有磨损等含义,
不易混淆,这里不原由网做赘述啦。
今天这些常见用法,你学会了吗?