新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

wear

英 [weə]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

1. [U 不可数名词] （在特定时间或场合穿戴的）服装
You use wear to refer to clothes that are suitable for a certain time or place. For example, evening wear is clothes suitable for the evening.
双语例句
例：
The shop stocks an extensive range of beach wear.
这家商店备有各式各样的沙滩服装。
2. [U 不可数名词] 耐用性 , 经久性
Wear is the amount or type of use that something has over a period of time.
近义词
use
双语例句
例：
You'll get more wear out of a hat if you choose one in a neutral colour.
如果选择中性颜色的帽子，戴的时间会更久一些。
3. [U 不可数名词] 磨损
Wear is the damage or change that is caused by something being used a lot or for a long time.
双语例句
例：
a large, well-upholstered armchair which showed signs of wear.
一张有磨损痕迹、配垫考究的大扶手椅。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

wear away
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 使磨损
If you wear something away or if it wears away, it becomes thin and eventually disappears because it is used a lot or rubbed a lot.
双语例句
例：
It had a saddle with springs sticking out, which wore away the seat of my trousers.
马鞍上的弹簧翘了出来，磨坏了我臀部的裤子。
wear down
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 使磨平
If you wear something down or if it wears down, it becomes flatter or smoother as a result of constantly rubbing against something else.
双语例句
例：
Pipe smokers sometimes wear down the tips of their teeth where they grip their pipes.
抽烟斗的人用牙齿咬住烟斗，有时会把牙齿尖磨平。
例：
The heels on his shoes had worn down.
他鞋子的后跟被磨平了。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 消磨（某人）斗志
If you wear someone down, you make them gradually weaker or less determined until they eventually do what you want.
双语例句
例：
None can match your sheer will-power and persistence in wearing down the opposition.
在消磨反对派的意志方面，没有人能比得上你那惊人的毅力和恒心。
例：
They hoped the waiting and the uncertainty would wear down my resistance.
他们希望这种等待和不确定性会削弱我的抵抗。
wear off
1. [PHRASAL 短语] （药性、感觉、感情等）逐渐消失
If a drug, sensation, or feeling wears off, it disappears slowly until it no longer exists or has any effect.
双语例句
例：
For many the philosophy was merely a fashion, and the novelty soon wore off.
对很多人而言这种哲学只是一时时髦，新鲜感很快就消失了。
wear out
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 用坏 , 用尽
When something wears out or when you wear it out, it is used so much that it becomes thin or weak and unable to be used anymore.
双语例句
例：
Every time she consulted her watch, she wondered if the batteries were wearing out.
每次看手表的时候，她都会想是不是电池没电了。
例：
Horses used for long-distance riding tend to wear their shoes out more quickly.
用来作长途跋涉的马匹会很快就磨破铁掌。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 使筋疲力尽
If something wears you out, it makes you feel extremely tired.
双语例句
例：
The past few days had really worn him out.
过去几天真把他累坏了。
例：
The young people run around kicking a ball, wearing themselves out.
这些年轻人四处跑动踢球，把自己弄得筋疲力尽。

VERB. 动词

wears , wearing , wore , worn
1. [T 及物动词] 穿 , 戴
When you wear something such as clothes, shoes, or jewellery, you have them on your body or on part of your body.
双语例句
例：
He was wearing a brown uniform.
他穿着一件棕色制服。
例：
I sometimes wear contact lenses.
我有时候戴隐形眼镜。
2. [T 及物动词] 留着（某种样式的头发或胡须）
If you wear your hair or beard in a particular way, you have it cut or styled in that way.
双语例句
例：
She wore her hair in a long plait.
她梳着长辫子。
3. [I 不及物动词] 磨损
If something wears, it becomes thinner or weaker because it is constantly being used over a long period of time.
双语例句
例：
The stone steps, dating back to 1855, are beginning to wear.
这些可以追溯到1855年的石阶开始出现磨损现象。
4. [I 不及物动词] 耐用
You can use wear to talk about how well something lasts over a period of time. For example, if something wears well, it still seems quite new or useful after a long time or a lot of use.
双语例句
例：
Ten years on, the original concept was wearing well.
十年过去，最初的观念依然适用。