| 词汇 | wear out |
| 释义 | wear outwear out phrasal verbphr v a) DAMAGEto become damaged and useless, or to make something like this, by using it a lot or for a long time 用坏；(使)磨损 My boots are beginning to wear out. 我的靴子开始磨破了。 wear something ↔ out He travels so much he actually wears out suitcases. 他经常出门旅行，连旅行箱都用坏了。 b) TIRED wear somebody out to make someone feel extremely tired 使某人极度疲乏 SYN exhaust All this shopping has worn us out. 买这些东西把我们累坏了。 wear yourself out Illness and death came suddenly; over the years she had simply worn herself out. 疾病和死亡突然降临；这些年她就是把自己累垮了。 c) wear out your welcome to stay with someone longer than they want you to 做客太久不再受欢迎 → worn outExamples from the Corpus wear out• If you drive as fast as this all the time, you'll wear the brakes out.• The carpet on the stairs is getting worn out.• After only a month Terry had worn out the soles of his shoes. wear yourself out• Illness and death came suddenly: it was as if, over many years, she had simply worn herself out.• I had worn myself out, and if I did not sleep, I would have a headache.• On other nights the debate went on until it devolved into shouting, or simply wore itself out and meandered into silence.• In time, people wore themselves out and peace, of an exhausted sort, was restored.• But when I wore myself out, I would admit the truth: I was afraid of Frank.• For we wear each other out with our wakefulness.• They tended to wear themselves out with too much excitement.• And at least you will not have worn yourself out with unavailing efforts. wear out your welcome• For a decade, Jerusalem continued approaching Washington with a measure of humility, careful not to wear out its welcome.• They may become tired of being asked constantly; you may wear out your welcome.• I mean when you get bored or some one wears out their welcome do you treat them like you would your job? → wear out at wear1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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