介绍：

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 lipstick 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 regulations 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。