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假如你在八點鐘穿上一件衣服，在十二點鐘脫下，那麼你在八點鐘時是
put on (穿上) 這件衣服，從八點鐘到十二點鐘你一直是 wear (穿著) 這件衣服，前者是指穿的動作；後者是指穿著的狀態。如： |
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I shall put on my overcoat before I get out.
(我要在出門以前先把大衣穿上。) |
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In such cold weather I wear my overcoat all day.𣿅
(在這麼冷的天氣裡我整天穿著大衣。)𣿅 |
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People wear clothes. They put them on to cover their bodies and keep themselves warm.𣿅
(人們都穿著衣服，他們把衣服穿上以遮蓋身體以及保持溫暖。) |
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have on 不等於 put on，與 " be wearing" 同義，作 "穿著" 講。如： |
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Mary had on (＝was wearing) her new dress (or had her new dress on). 𣿅
(瑪麗穿著新衣服。)𣿅 |
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"What else did she have on?" "She wore earrings, a diamond ring, and bracelets on both arms."𣿅
("她有沒有穿戴些別的什麼?" "她戴著耳環、鑽戒，兩個手臂都戴著手鐲。") |
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She had nothing on when I entered her room this morning.𣿅
(當我今天早晨進入她的房間時，她什麼都沒穿。) |
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have on 另有一義是 "已經安排或計劃"。如：𣿅 |
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What do you have on for Christmas?
(你對耶誕節已經有了什麼安排〔或計劃〕?)𣿅 |
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dress 作 "穿著" 講時通常都用被動語態，後面接介詞 in (即 be dressed in) 再接所穿的衣服或衣服的顏色，通常是指宴會或舞會等特殊場合的衣著；沒有說明穿什麼樣的衣服時，不接 "in＋衣服或顏色"。如： |
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He was dressed in a dark suit at the meeting.
(他在會議上穿著一套深色的西裝。)𣿅 |
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She was dressed in green and orange pyjamas.
(她穿著綠帶有橘黃色的睡衣。)𣿅 |
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The bride was dressed in red.
(那新娘穿著紅色的衣服。)𣿅 |
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The old man appeared to be a tramp, because he was poorly dressed.
(那位老人好像是個流浪者，因為他的衣著襤褸。) |
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主動的 dress 多指 "平常穿衣服的習慣"，可以用作不及物動詞 (作 "穿衣服" 講)，必須先接 in 才能接所穿的衣服；也可用作及物動詞，受詞不是衣服，而是人、小孩、洋娃娃、甚至小動物
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"替……穿衣服" 講)，受詞也可以是 "自己 (-self)"，但此一做受詞的 "-self"代名詞常被省略。如：𣿅 |
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Mary always dresses in white.
(瑪麗總是穿著白色的衣服。)𣿅 |
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We have to dress in uniform in school.
(我們在上學的時候必須穿制服。)𣿅 |
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英國人通常都用 at school。 |
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He has to dress well in his position.
(以他的地位他必須穿得很體面。)𣿅 |
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My little brother isn't old enough to dress himself.
(我的小弟弟年紀還小不會自己穿衣服。)𣿅 |
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不會自己穿衣服的小孩通常都是別人替他穿，如果是說該小孩替自己穿，後面的
-self 代名詞不可省略 (如上例是)。 |
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It only takes me five minutes to dress (myself) in the mornings.𣿅
(我早晨穿衣服只需要五分鐘。)𣿅 |
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Could you dress the child for me?
(你能不能替我給這小孩穿衣服?)𣿅 |
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We dress the little dog in winter.
(冬天我們替這小狗穿上衣服。)𣿅 |
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在口語中，多用 get dressed 或 put on 來指 "替自己穿衣服"。如： |
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Get dressed and come downstairs at once!
(立刻穿好衣服下樓來!)𣿅 |
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I put on a pullover this morning because I thought it was going to be cold.𣿅
(我今天早晨因為以為天氣會冷穿上了套頭毛衣。)𣿅 |