| 词组 | wear |
| 释义 | wear [wore, worn, wearing] wear away wear sth away • wear away sth • wear away if something wears away or is worn away, it become thinner and gradually disappears because it has been used a lot or rubbed a lot: ▪ The mountain path has been worn away by tourists over the years. ▪ The sea has worn away the softer rocks. ▪ The paint on the doors and windows has gradually worn away. wear down 1. wear sb down • wear down sb to gradually make someone feel tired and so less able or less determined to do something: ▪ Constantly being criticized wears you down. ▪ Worn down by the long night's march, we had little energy left for the fight. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑grind down 2. wear down sth • wear sth down • wear down if something is worn down, or wears down, it becomes thinner and smoother because something has been rubbing against it over a period of time: ▪ Both my shoes have worn down at the heel. ▪ rocks worn down by the relentless action of sea and wind +to ▪ He was driving on a tyre that was worn right down to the bare canvas. wear in wear in sth • wear sth in to wear new boots or shoes for short periods of time until they become more comfortable: ▪ I'm not going on any long walks till I've worn in my new boots. wear off wear off if a feeling or the effect of something such as a drug wears off, it gradually becomes weaker and disappears: ▪ The effects of the anaesthetic were starting to wear off. ▪ Learning a language is hard work, and your early enthusiasm may soon wear off. the novelty wears off (=you stop feeling excited about something because it is no longer new) ▪ Would she become bored with married life once the novelty wore off? wear on wear on if a period of time wears on, it seems to pass very slowly as the day/months/year etc wore on ▪ As the night wore on and there was no news of them, Corrie grew more and more anxious. ▪ It became clear, as the long campaign wore on, that the Republicans were in deep trouble. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑draw on wear out 1. wear out sth • wear sth out • wear out if you wear out clothes, materials, equipment etc, or if they wear out, they gradually become weak or damaged by being used a lot until they cannot be used any longer: ▪ After only a month Terry had worn out the soles of his shoes. ▪ Do sit down and stop pacing around - you'll wear out the carpet. ▪ When the motor wears out, it is easy to replace. worn-out adj worn-out things have been used so much that they have become weak or damaged and can no longer be used: ▪ the cost of replacing worn-out equipment 2. wear sb out • wear out sb usually passive to make someone feel extremely tired: ▪ Long hours of working in the hotel kitchen had worn her out. wear yourself out ▪ You must take a break sometimes - you'll wear yourself out. ■ SIMILAR TO: exhaust, ↑tire out, ↑do in spoken worn out adj not before noun extremely tired: ▪ Come in and sit down. You look absolutely worn out. ▪ Mick was worn out after a hard day at the office. wear through wear through • wear through sth • wear sth through if a piece of material wears through, or is worn through, a hole is gradually made in it where the material has been made thinner and weaker by being rubbed or used a lot: ▪ I needed a new schoolbag - the leather strap on my old one had almost worn through. ▪ The soles of her boots were completely worn through after her 400 mile walk through the Andes. +to ▪ In one place the carpeting had worn right through to the floorboards. |
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