"dress" 的多种用法
"dress" 这个单词可以有很多种用法。根据词性不同,它可以有不同的含义。同样"dress" 还可以与其他的一些单词搭配组成词组来谈论人物的外貌或者穿衣风格。
我们首先来读读下面的这篇文章,请大家注意划线的单词和词组。

接下来,我们来根据文本内容具体分析"dress"的各种用法。
- I wore that red dress and it looked great! 在这个句子种,单词"dress" 作名词,指女士穿的连衣裙。
- ...a lot of people were wearing the traditional dress of their countries. 在这个句子中, "dress"依然作名词,但它的意思是泛指男女穿的衣服。
- Alec was well-dressed as usual; 这里, 单词"dress" 和"well" 组成了一个复合形容词, 表示穿着考究的, 穿着入时的。
- ... he was dressed in black from head to toe- very impressive! 这里 "be dressed in" 作为句子中的谓语表示穿着,指状态。 后面的宾语即可以是衣服,又可以是衣服的颜色。 比如上述例句就表示他从头到脚都穿黑色,令人印象很深刻。
- Kenji and his girlfriend dressed up in costume for the occasion-- I believe they were supposed to be a king and queen, but I'm not sure. 在这个句子中,词组 "dress up" 表示打扮,穿上盛装。
- ... she was wearing a very stylish dress suit and red beret, but he was completely underdressed in shorts, sandals, and a T-shirt! 在这个句子中,名词词组dress suit 表示正式的礼服,礼服套装; 而underdressed 则是形容词,表示穿着不够正式的, 过于随便的。
- But that's Eric; he always dresses down like that. 这里动词短语"dress down" 表示穿朴素的衣服,穿休闲的衣服。
- I'm going to get dressed now. 这里动词短语 "get dressed" 表示穿上衣服。
哈哈,说了那么多。想不到简简单单的一个英语单词,它的用法却是“千变万化” 呢。 接下来我们就现学现练一下吧。 请用刚才学到的单词或词组来完成下面的句子。
Practice: (练一练)
- Describe the clothes that you are ____________ right now.
- When do you ______________ -- before or after you eat breakfast?
- Describe your country or culture's traditional _____________. Do you ever _________ in these clothes?
- When was the last time you _____________? Was it for a special occasion?
keys: 1. dressed in 2. get dressed 3. dress, dress 4. got dressed up