英语俚语天天说 第337期:"涂"英语怎么说?

Apply 涂、抹

指导、教程等，从无到有的过程

强调动作

Her mom taught her how to apply lipstick¹ when she was 16.

她16岁的时候，她的妈妈教她如何涂口红。

 

Wear 涂、抹

日常口语化，可能是重新再涂

强调状态

It’s an important appointment and I have to wear lipstick.

这次约会很重要，我必须涂个口红。

 

Hey man, look at the way she is applying the lipstick!

喂，快看她涂口红的方式！

Oh man! What a nice lipstick she is wearing!

哇！她涂的口红真好看！

 

Apply for 申请

I am applying for a US university to further my study.

我正在申请一所美国大学，去继续深造。

 

Apply to sb. 适用于某人

Those regulations² only apply to local citizens. They are not for foreigners.

这些规定只适用于本国公民。不适用于外国人。

 

Wear 磨出洞

I always wore a hole in the left elbow of my sweaters when I was little.

我小时候毛衣左肘的地方经常磨出洞。

1 lipstick   

n.口红，唇膏

参考例句：

• Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。
• Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

2 regulations   

规程； 规章； 守则； 条例； 管理( regulation的名词复数 )； 控制； 规章； 规则

参考例句：

• The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people. 新的规定对大多数人将无大影响。
• The company was found guilty of contravening safety regulations. 那家公司被判违反了安全条例。