段落 1

让我们关注以下常见短语:

I’m worn out. 我精疲力尽。

worn 是 wear 的过去分词,过去式是 wore;
worn 本身也是一个形容词,意为“破旧的、用坏的”。

段落 2

worn [wɔːn] 形容词

  • 用坏的;用旧的;磨薄的
  • 疲惫的;筋疲力尽的

She was looking very haggard and worn.
她的神情憔悴而又疲惫。

‘You’re worn out, Laura,’ he said. ‘Go home and get some rest.’
“你太累了,劳拉,”他说,“回家休息一下吧。”

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段落 3

  • Worn rugs increase the danger of tripping
  • 磨损的小地毯会使人更容易绊倒。
  • The heels of my shoes have (been) worn down.
  • 我的鞋跟给磨损了。

《汉英大词典》

  • The shoes were worn out of shape.
  • 把鞋穿走形了。

《汉英大词典》

  • The child’s trousers have worn through at the knees.
  • 孩子裤子的膝盖处磨破了。
  • His fingers poked through the worn tips of his gloves.
  • 他的手指从手套的破指尖处露了出来。

段落 4

  • I can be very patient, and then I can burst if my nerves are worn out.
  • 我很有耐心,可如果我的承受力到了极限,我就撑不住了。

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  • The inscription of the monument has worn away over a long period of time.
  • 年深月久,碑文已经磨灭了

如果马掌磨薄或磨平,就需要换新马掌了。

  • Holes can be worn remarkably quickly by a wheel going round at 60mph
  • 以每小时60英里的速度前进的车轮很快就会磨出洞来。
  • The past few days had really worn him out
  • 过去的几天真把他给累坏了。

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  • This thing has plumb worn me out.
  • 这件事让我筋疲力尽。

段落 5

  • Feet had worn a path in the rock
  • 经年的踩踏在岩石上形成了一条小径。
  • The servant worn a fawning smile.
  • 仆人的脸上露出一种谄笑。
  • He wore a puzzled look on his face.
  • 他脸上流露出迷惑不解的神情。
  • His face wore a puzzled look.
  • 他脸上流露出迷惑不解的神情。
  • When we drove through the gates, she wore a look of amazement…
  • 我们驶过大门时,她流露出惊讶的神情。

段落 6

  • Yellow clothes are worn as symbolic of spring
  • 穿上黄色的衣服象征着春天来了。

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动词:wear

  • 穿;戴;佩戴;蓄,留(发、须等);流露,面带,呈现(某种神态

wear 的过去分词:worn;名词:(尤用于商店)…时穿的衣服,…装;衣着;穿着;穿戴;佩戴;使用量(或形式);耐用性;经久性

I wear these trunks because they have a streamline effect in the water.

我穿这条游泳裤因为它在水中有流线效果。

Wear the white dress, you know, the one with all the black embroidery.

穿那件白裙,你知道的,上面有黑色刺绣的那件。

It’s just a social convention that men don’t wear skirts

男人不穿裙子只是一种社会习俗。

I refused to wear headphones because they can perforate your eardrums.

我不愿戴耳机,因为它可能会使鼓膜穿孔。

段落 7

She was wearing a new coat.

她穿了一件新外衣。

  • wear a tie 系领带
  • Was she wearing a seat belt?
  • 她系着座椅安全带吗?
  • He wore glasses.
  • 他戴着眼镜。

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She may project an aura of dominance, but it is Tim who ultimately wields the decision-making authority.

看起来她是当家做主,但实际上蒂姆才是做决定的人。

wear thin

逐渐减弱;逐渐不受欢迎;逐渐变得索然无味

to begin to become weaker or less acceptable

These excuses are wearing thin (= because we’ve heard them so many times before) .

这些借口听着让人厌烦。

wear away

wear sth↔away

(因重复使用而)变薄,变光滑;磨薄;磨光

The inscription on the coin had worn away.

铸在这枚硬币上的文字已磨平了。

The steps had been worn away by the feet of thousands of pilgrims.

成千上万的朝圣者把台阶踏得磨损了。

wear down

wear sth↔down

(因重复使用而)变小,变光滑;磨短

Notice how the tread on this tyre has worn down.

注意这个轮胎的花纹磨损的程度。

wear sb/sth↔down

(尤指通过不断攻击或施加压力)使衰弱,使意志薄弱

Her persistence paid off and she eventually wore me down.

她锲而不舍取得成功,终于使我服输了。

wear off

逐渐消失;消逝;逐渐停止

The effects of the drug will soon wear off.

这药品的作用将很快消失。

wear out

wear sth↔out

磨薄;穿破;磨损;用坏

He wore out two pairs of shoes last year.

去年他穿坏了两双鞋。

wear yourself/sb out

使疲乏;使筋疲力尽;使厌烦

The kids have totally worn me out.

孩子们简直把我烦透了。

You’ll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard.

你要是继续这样拼命工作,身体会吃不消的。