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wear [possessive determiner] underwear
表示穿内衣时，常用所有格限定词。
He wore his underwear to bed.
他穿着内衣睡觉。
内衣；贴身内衣
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内衣；贴身内衣
Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
He wore his underwear to bed.
他穿着内衣睡觉。
内衣；贴身衣物
Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
贴身穿的內衣
undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
She packed some clean underwear for the trip.
她为旅行打包了几件干净的内衣。
He forgot to bring a change of underwear to the gym.
他忘记带一套换洗的内衣去健身房。
This brand makes soft cotton underwear for everyday wear.
这个品牌生产日常穿着的柔软棉质内衣。
表示穿内衣时，常用所有格限定词。
He wore his underwear to bed.
他穿着内衣睡觉。
She changed her underwear after the shower.
她淋浴后换了内衣。
内衣通常不可数，用'a pair of'表示一件。
I need to buy a new pair of underwear.
我需要买一条新内裤。
Not this
I bought two underwears.
Use this
I bought two pairs of underwear.
内衣是不可数名词，不能加复数后缀 -s。中文里“内衣”可以指多件，但英文中要用‘pairs of underwear’表示数量。
Not this
She put on an underwear.
Use this
She put on underwear.
内衣是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词‘an’连用。直接说‘put on underwear’表示穿上内衣，不需要冠词。
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穿内衣
You should wear clean underwear every day.
你应该每天穿干净的内衣。
换内衣
It's important to change your underwear after exercising.
运动后换内衣很重要。
干净的内衣
Always put on clean underwear in the morning.
早上一定要穿上干净的内衣。
内衣抽屉
I keep my socks in the underwear drawer.
我把袜子放在内衣抽屉里。
内衣模特
She works as an underwear model.
她是一名内衣模特。
内衣品牌
Which underwear brand do you prefer?
你更喜欢哪个内衣品牌？
生气；紧张
Don't get your underwear in a twist over such a small mistake.
不要为这么小的错误生气。
只穿着内衣
He answered the door in his underwear.
他只穿着内衣去开门。
我内裤都没穿。
In the movie 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin', the protagonist Andy confesses this to his masseuse, leading a hilarious scene.
在电影《四十岁的老处男》中，主角安迪向按摩师坦白，引发了一场搞笑场景。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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under = 在下面，wear = 穿，穿在外衣下面的就是内衣。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常穿着、购物、服装分类 通常用于日常交流，中性语体，常见于日常穿着、购物等场景。
像'swear', 'bear', 'care', 'pear'这类词与'underwear'的末尾音节同音（/ɛr/），但'dear'和'hear'拼写类似却读作/ɪr/，注意区分。
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