Wearing
“Wearing” 是 “wear” 的现在分词/动名词,可指“穿着衣物或饰品”,也可指“表面磨损”或“面带某种表情”(wearing a smile)。进行时:is wearing。
- “She is wearing a blue coat today.” (她今天穿着蓝色大衣。)
- “The carpet is wearing thin in the hallway.” (走廊的地毯被磨薄了。)
- “He walked in wearing a tired smile.” (他走进来时带着疲惫的微笑。)
“Wear” 源自古英语 “werian”(穿、戴),“wearing” 为加 “-ing” 的现在分词形式。
“-ing” 作现在分词/动名词后缀,附于动词 “wear” 之后。
面试或正式场合常问 “What were you wearing?” 更多指着装礼仪;日常也会用 “wearing out” 形容人或物被耗尽。
- 固定搭配: “wearing out” (磨损;使疲惫), “wearing off” (逐渐消退), “wearing thin” (耐心等被耗尽)
- 原形: wear;过去式: wore;过去分词: worn
身上正在 wear 的东西,就是你现在 wearing 的状态。
“On a rainy day, wearing boots and a hat, Anna kept wearing the same lucky scarf. By evening, wearing that scarf felt like home.” (雨天里,Anna 穿着靴子和帽子,一直戴着那条幸运围巾。到傍晚,戴着它就像在家一样。)