雅思词汇解析（17） | 外型外貌

1. wear /weə/

a.穿;戴;佩戴;

b.留着，蓄着(发、须等);

e.g. I used to wear my hair long/ short/ loose. 留长/短发/蓬松的头发。

e.g. wear hair up/ down 头发梳起/披下。

wear someone’s hair in …留某种发型

e.g. I always wear my hair in a ponytail/ braid/ bun 马尾/辫子/包包头

c.另外补充一个表达：wear well

e.g. This raincoat will wear well. 物品耐用;耐磨损

e.g. For 70, she's wearing well. 人显年轻。

2. chic /ʃiːk/

adj. 时髦的;别致的;

e.g. I like your haircut - it's very chic.

e.g. She looks very chic in this black dress.

近义词：stylish/trendy/fashionable / in fashion/ hip / tasteful

e.g. Platform shoes are back in fashion. 厚底鞋又开始流行了。

e.g. The bars are frequented by hip young students. 潮流的年轻人们时常光顾这些酒吧。

e.g. Anthea is a tasteful dresser. 安西娅穿着很有品味。

e.g. Only young trendies go to that pub.

注：trendy 可作为形容词，也可以用作名词表示赶时髦的人

3. radiant /'reɪdɪənt/

a.adj.容光焕发的，高兴的

e.g. On her wedding day the bride looked truly radiant.

e.g. Suddenly, her face broke into a radiant smile.

其他表示漂亮的词：stunning / gorgeous / ravishing/ attractive

b.光辉灿烂的;光芒四射的;

e.g. Out on the bay the morning is radiant. 海湾里的早晨阳光灿烂。

4. gaudy /'gɔːdɪ/

adj. too bright and heavily decorated 花哨的;艳俗的

e.g. She wore a gaudy costume to the party.

idiom: as gaudy as a butterfly. 过分花里胡哨

e.g. She looked as gaudy as a butterfly in her new designer dress.

穿着比较土和艳俗的近义词：showy / flashy / garish

e.g. Perhaps you should wear something a little less showy.

e.g. He always had a flashy car.

e.g. He is wearing a garish shirt in all sorts of colors.