【问】
 (1) It was a bad day so Mike____his raincoat.
 A. puts on B. put on C. wears D. took on
 (2) He wears very quickly.(TOEFL 教程)
 (3) Mrs.Smith’s dress was a cheerful red，but on the otherhand，her husbanddressed in severe black.(攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题，86B)
 put on，dress和wear都做“穿衣”解，但我搞不清它们的用法。请解答。
 【答】 put on是指“穿上”、“戴上”这个一时性的动作，而不表示持续状态：
 1. Why don’t you put on the dark grey suit today? (Lewis)
 你今天为什么不穿上暗灰色的衣服?
 2. Put your hat on. (ALD)
 戴上帽子。
 wear则是“穿着”、“戴着”这样的持续状态。有一本英文辞典是这样解释put on与wear的区别的：
 If you put on a piece of clothing，you place it on your body in order to wear it.
 1. She was still wearing her thick coat. (Priestley)
 她仍然穿着厚厚的大衣。
 2. She was wearing a gold ring. (Palmer)
 她戴着一只金戒指。
 及物动词dress也作“穿衣”解，但它的宾语不是指衣服，而是指人，即dress sb.(给……穿衣服)：
 1. She dressed the child. (Palmer)
 她给孩子穿上了衣服。
 2. How long does it take you to dress yourself? (ALD)
 你穿衣服需要多长时间?
 dress用作不及物动词时，一般是指一时性的动作：
 1. I can dress in 5 minutes.(LDCE)
 我可以五分钟内穿好衣服。
 2. Get up and dress quickly. (ALD)
 起来，快点穿好衣服。
 3. I washed and dressed and sat by the fire waiting for him.(Mis)
 我洗完脸，穿好衣服，然后坐在火炉旁等他。
 有时候，不及物动词dress也可表示“穿着”这个持续的状态：
 1. She dresses well.(Palmer)
 她总是穿得很好。
 2. She always dresses in black. (LDCE)
 她总是穿黑衣服。
 3. He still dressed like a bank manager. (EED)
 他仍然穿得象个银行经理。
 be dressed一般表示持续状态：
 1. He was dressed in a black suit. (EED)
 他穿着黑西服。
 2. He was dressed in Japanese clothes. (Palmer)
 他穿着日本服装。
 get dressed则表示动作：
 Now you get dressed and go out and try your luck. (Mansfield)
 现在你穿好衣服，出去试试你的运气吧。
 有时候，be dressed也可表示动作“穿好”：
 1. Breakfast will be ready by the time you are dressed.
 等你穿好衣服时，早饭就会准备好。
 2. When she was dressed she went to Fleur's room. (Galsworthy)
 当她穿好衣服后，去了弗洛尔的房间。
 请做下面的英语试题：
 1. Jack is______a black jacket today.
 A. having on B. put on C. wearing D. dressed(全国高考英语试题，1984)
 2. It was a bad day so Mike_________his raincoat.
 A. puts on B. put on C. takes on D. took on(Nelson，100D)
 3. “What? ” “ I used to_________long hair. ”
 A. have B. reserve C. wear D. grow(TOEFL，73. 6)
 4. “Mary got very wet in the thunderstorm. ” “If________a raincoat，that wouldn't havehappened. ”
 A. she'd worn B. she has worn
 C. she'll wear D. she should wear(TOEFL，70. 3)