| 释义 |
wear out
1. tire out; exhaust 使精疲力尽；耗尽
* Playing with little children really wears me out！跟小孩子们在一起玩真把我累坏了。
* She keeps wearing herself out for other people. 她总是为别人忙得精疲力尽。
* After about an hour, my patience began to wear out. 大约一小时以后，我开始有点忍耐不住了。
2. become useless 变得无用；用坏
* The machine has worn out. 那台机器已经报废了。
* Children's shoes wear out quickly. 孩子们的鞋很快就穿坏。
* The child has worn out his clothes; will you get him another suit? 孩子已经把衣服穿破了，你给他再买一套好吗？
3. consume (time, etc.) tediously 消磨（时间等）
* He has worn out miserable days with patience. 他耐心地度过了悲惨的岁月。
* The meeting wore out all afternoon. 会议消磨了整个下午的时间。 |