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dress sb (in sth)
She dressed the baby in a blue onesie.
她给宝宝穿了一件蓝色连体衣。
穿衣服；给…穿衣；为…提供衣服
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穿衣服；给…穿衣；为…提供衣服
to put clothes on yourself or someone else; to clothe someone
She dressed the baby in a blue onesie.
她给宝宝穿了一件蓝色连体衣。
dress oneself 自己穿衣；dress someone 给某人穿衣
To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
To arrange or style (someone's hair).
To adorn or ornament (something).
dress
Base
原形
dresses
3rd person
第三人称单数
dressing
-ing
现在分词
dressed
Past
过去式
dressed
Past participle
过去分词
She dresses elegantly for work every day.
她每天上班都穿得很优雅。
He dressed quickly and left the house.
他迅速穿好衣服离开了家。
They have already dressed for the party.
他们已经为派对穿好衣服了。
规则动词
She dresses elegantly for work every day.
她每天上班都穿得很优雅。
He dressed quickly and left the house.
他迅速穿好衣服离开了家。
The mother is dressing her baby in a warm coat.
妈妈正在给宝宝穿上一件暖和的外套。
She dressed the baby in a blue onesie.
她给宝宝穿了一件蓝色连体衣。
可省略‘in sth’，表示穿衣服的动作。
He dresses in a suit every day.
他每天都穿西装。
指穿上正式或华丽的服装。
We dressed up for the wedding.
我们为婚礼盛装打扮。
Not this
I dress a blue shirt.
Use this
I am wearing a blue shirt.
动词dress不能直接跟服装名词作宾语；表示“穿着”某件衣服应使用wear或put on。
Not this
She dressed her baby with a warm coat.
Use this
She dressed her baby in a warm coat.
表示“给某人穿某件衣服”时，介词应用in，而非with。
Not this
He dressed on a suit for the interview.
Use this
He put on a suit for the interview.
dress作及物动词时宾语为人，不能直接跟服装；表示“穿上”某件衣服应使用put on。
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盛装打扮
She dressed up for the party.
她为派对盛装打扮。
穿着随意
He dressed down for the casual Friday.
他为休闲星期五穿着随意。
穿着得体
She always dresses well for work.
她上班总是穿着得体。
穿着休闲
They dressed casually for the picnic.
他们为野餐穿着休闲。
穿着正式
Guests are required to dress formally for the gala.
客人需为晚会穿着正式。
穿着（某种服装）
She dressed in a red gown for the ceremony.
她穿着红色礼服参加典礼。
盛装打扮
We dressed up for the wedding.
我们为婚礼盛装打扮。
穿着随便
On Fridays, employees can dress down.
星期五员工可以穿得随便些。
穿着极为迷人
She arrived at the party dressed to kill.
她穿着极为迷人地出现在派对上。
为你想要的工作而着装，而不是为你现在的工作。
She always dresses for the job she wants.
她总是为她想要的工作而着装。
你可以把他们打扮得漂漂亮亮，但没法带他们去任何地方。
They dressed up the children for the party.
他们给孩子们打扮好去参加派对。
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穿衣服动作：给裙子（dress）穿上，dress就是'给…穿衣'。
多用于日常穿衣、正式场合或为他人穿衣，语体中性。
作及物动词时宾语通常为人，作不及物动词时常用dress in结构表示穿着。
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