wear
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they wear | |
| he / she / it wears | |
| past simple wore | |
| past participle worn | |
| -ing form wearing |
- [transitive] wear something
to have something on your body as a piece of clothing, a decoration, etc. 穿；戴；佩戴 He was wearing a new suit. 他穿着一套新西装。 to wear clothes/clothing 穿衣服 to wear a shirt/hat/uniform 穿着衬衫/帽子/制服 to wear shoes/glasses 穿鞋/戴眼镜 Do I have to wear a tie? 我得系领带吗？ Was she wearing a seat belt? 她系着安全带吗？ She never wears make-up. 她从来不化妆。 All delegates must wear a badge. 所有代表都要佩戴徽章。 She always wears black (= black clothes). 她总是穿黑色衣服。 I've got nothing to wear. 我没什么可穿的。 One woman decided to wear flowers in her hair. 一个女人决定在头发上戴花。
Homophones ware | wear | whereware wear where- ware noun
The products include porcelain and ceramic ware. 产品包括瓷器和陶瓷制品。
- wear verb
Don't wear that jacket—it's far too big! 别穿那件夹克——它太大了！
- wear noun
Comfortable and smart, this jacket is suitable for office wear. 这件夹克既舒适又时髦，适合办公室穿着。
- where adverb
Where are you going on your next adventure? 你下一次冒险去哪里？
- where conjunction
He was free to go where he liked. 他想去哪儿就去哪儿。
Homophones war | worewar wore- war noun
It's in memory of the soldiers who gave their lives during the war. 这是为了纪念在战争中献出生命的士兵。
- wore verb (past tense of wear)
He wore his raincoat all day, even though it was sunny. 尽管天气晴朗，他还是整天穿着雨衣。
Collocations Clothes and fashionClothes and fashion 服装与时尚 Clothes 衣服 - be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform
穿着一身新衣裳／鲜艳的服装／化装舞会服／毛皮衣服／制服 - be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)
穿着黑色衣服／红色衣服／牛仔裤和 T 恤／最好的西服／皮衣／丝绸衣服／破衣烂衫 - be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion
穿好衣服准备上班／上学／赴晚宴／出席特殊场合 - be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate
打扮成男人／女人／小丑／海盗 - wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
穿休闲服／名牌服装／二手衣服 - wear jewellery/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
- have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on
戴着牛仔帽；穿着红色连衣裙／蓝色西服 - put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet
穿上／脱下衣服／外套／鞋子；戴上／取下头盔 - pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks
穿上／脱下外套；戴上／脱下手套；穿上／脱下袜子 - change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas
Appearance 外貌 - change/enhance/improve your appearance
改变／提升／改善形象 - create/get/have/give something a new/contemporary/retro look
塑造／获得／拥有／给某物以新的／现代的／复古的外貌 - brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair
梳／用洗发剂洗／洗／吹头发 - have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle
理发；换一个新发型 - have/get a piercing/your nose pierced
穿孔；穿鼻孔 - have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed
有纹身；在（胳膊上）刺花纹；去除纹身 - have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery
做整容手术 - use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics
使用化妆品；化妆
Fashion 时尚 - follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions
追求时尚；赶时髦 - spend/waste money on designer clothes
把钱花在／浪费在名牌服装上 - be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed
衣着时尚／新潮／考究 - have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes
着装很有品味／品味很差 - update/revamp your wardrobe
更新服装 - be in/come into/go out of fashion
流行；开始流行；不再流行 - be (back/very much) in vogue
（又开始／非常）流行 - create a style/trend/vogue for something
为…创造了一种风格／趋势／潮流 - organize/put on a fashion show
策划／举办时装秀 - show/unveil a designer’s spring/summer collection
展示／首次推出一位设计师的春／夏装系列 - sashay/strut down the catwalk/(North American English also) runway
走 T 型台 - be on/do a photo/fashion shoot
做专业摄影／时装摄影
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona1She wears purple shoes with red polka dots. 她穿着带有红色圆点的紫色鞋子。 He had forgotten to wear his gloves. 他忘了戴手套。 He is entitled to wear the regimental tie. 他有资格戴专用的英式斜纹领带。 I tend to wear a jacket to work. 我喜欢穿夹克上班。 I will probably choose to wear jeans. 我可能会选择穿牛仔裤。 She refused to wear prison clothes. 她不肯穿囚服。 They came in, proudly wearing their uniforms. 他们自豪地穿着制服进来了。 the first time that I had ever dared to wear something like this 第一次我敢于穿这种衣服 Do you have to wear a suit for work? 上班一定要穿西装吗？ He wasn't wearing his raincoat, he was carrying it over his arm. 他没穿着雨衣而是把它搭在胳膊上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- proudly
- comfortably
- tend to
- prefer to
- choose to
- …
- [transitive]
to have your hair in a particular style; to have a beard or moustache 蓄，留（发、须等） - wear something + adj.
She wears her hair long. 她梳着长发。 Hannah preferred to wear her hair short. 汉娜更喜欢留短发。 - wear something
to wear a beard 留胡须
- wear something + adj.
- [transitive] wear something
to have a particular expression on your face 流露，面带，呈现（某种神态） - [intransitive, transitive]
to become, or make something become thinner, smoother or weaker through continuous use or rubbing 磨损；消耗；用旧 - [transitive] wear something + adv./prep.
to make a hole, path, etc. in something by continuous use or rubbing 穿破；磨出（洞）；踩出（路）；冲出（沟） - [intransitive] wear well
to stay in good condition after being used for a long time 耐用；耐穿；耐磨；耐久 That carpet is wearing well, isn't it? 这地毯很耐用，是不是？ - (figurative, humorous)
You're wearing well—only a few grey hairs! 你一点儿都不显老，只有几根灰白头发！ Those curtains have worn very well. 那些窗帘非常耐用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- well
- [transitive]
(usually used in questions and negative sentences 通常用于问句和否定句 to accept or allow something, especially something that you do not approve of 接受，容许（尤指不赞成的事物） It's an interesting proposal, but the rich countries are never going to wear it. 这是一个有趣的提议，但富裕国家永远不会穿它。
clothing/decoration衣服；饰物
hair须发
expression on face面部表情
damage with use用坏
stay in good condition保持良好状况
accept/allow接受；允许
Word OriginOld English werian, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vestis ‘clothing’.
Idioms
if the shoe fits (, wear it) (North American English)
(British English if the cap fits (, wear it))
if you feel that a remark applies to you, you should accept it and take it as a warning or criticism 有则改之
wear your heart on your sleeve
to allow your feelings to be seen by other people 让感情外露；把心事挂在脸上 He’s not one to wear his heart on his sleeve. 他不是那种把心放在袖子上的人。
wear thin
wear the trousers (British English)
(North American English wear the pants)
- (often disapproving)
(especially of a woman 尤指女人 to be the person in a marriage or other relationship who makes most of the decisions （在婚姻等关系中）处于支配的位置，起指挥的作用 It’s obvious who wears the trousers in that family! 那家谁当家显而易见！