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词组 wear out
释义
Idiom
wear outwear (someone) out
to make someone very tired.
Those kids wore their grandmother out.The journey wore him out, and he went straight to bed as soon as he got to the hotel.

Phr V
wear out
wears, wearing, wore, worn
wear out (sth) or wear (sth) out
to use something so much that it becomes weak or damaged and cannot be used any more, or to become weak and damaged in this way
I've already worn out two pairs of shoes this year.The brake discs on the car have worn out and need to be replaced.
worn-out
adjective
It's dangerous to drive around with worn-out tyres.
wear out sb or wear sb out
to make someone very tired
Looking after six small children is enough to wear anyone out.
worn out
adjective
I was completely worn out by the end of term.
phrasewear out1. wear out sthwear sth outwear 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 equipment2. wear sb outwear 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 spokenworn 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 out

1. To cause to become worn, as from frequent or rough use. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wear" and "out." Coming to abrupt stops like that is really going to wear out your breaks. It's amazing how quick my kids wear their shoes out.
2. To exhaust one. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wear" and "out." You forgot how much standing all day can really wear you out. I'm going to try to wear out the toddlers so they go right to sleep tonight.

wear someone out

Fig. to exhaust someone; to make someone tired. The coach made the team practice until he wore them out. If he wears out everybody on the team, nobody will be left to play in the game.

wear something out

to make something worthless or nonfunctional from use. I wore my shoes out in no time at all. I wore out my shoes in less than a month.

wear out

to become worn from use; to become diminished or useless from use. My car engine is about to wear out. It takes a lot of driving to wear out an engine.

wear out

1. Become or cause to become unusable through long or heavy use, as in She wears out her shoes in no time, or The coupling in this device has worn out. [Early 1400s]
2. Exhaust, tire, as in I was worn out from packing all those books. Also see tired out. [First half of 1500s]

wear out

v.
1. To become unusable through long or heavy use: The tent wore out after last summer's trip.
2. To make something unusable through long or heavy use: The tough job wore out my saw. Miles of hiking wore my shoes out.
3. To make someone weary; exhaust someone: The children wore me out. The class wore out the substitute teacher.
4. Chiefly Southern US To punish by spanking: If you don't behave, I'm going to have to wear you out.
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