wear

wear, dress, put on

名词 wear:

1. impairment resulting from long use
2. a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
   同义词：clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wearable, habiliment
3. the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
   同义词：wearing

动词 wear:

1. be dressed in
   同义词：have on
2. have on one's person
   同义词：bear
3. have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
4. deteriorate through use or stress
   同义词：wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin
5. have or show an appearance of
6. last and be usable
   同义词：hold out, endure
7. go to pieces
   同义词：break, wear out, bust, fall apart
8. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   同义词：tire, wear upon, tire out, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
9. put clothing on one's body
   同义词：put on, get into, don, assume

1. The insurance policy does not cover damage caused by normal wear and tear.
   保险单内容不包括正常使用所导致的损坏。
2. The sheets have worn thin in the middle.
   床单的中间部分磨薄了。
3. She was worn down by overwork.
   她因过度劳累而垮了下来。
4. He wanted to sail the boat alone but his parents wouldn't wear it.
   他要独自驾驶船航行，但他父母不让。
5. The carpet will stand any amount of wear.
   这地毯极其耐用。
6. The inscription on the stone had worn away.
   刻在石头上的文字已磨损了。
7. She never wears green.
   她从不穿绿色的衣服。

wear

v.（动词）
wore[wôr, wôr] worn[wôrn, wôrn] wear.ing,wears
v.tr.（及物动词）
To carry or have on the person as covering, adornment, or protection:
穿着：戴或穿在身上作为遮蔽、装饰或保护：
例句：
wearing a jacket; must wear a seat belt.
穿了一件夹克；必须佩戴安全带

To carry or have habitually on the person, especially as an aid:
戴：戴或人习惯上佩戴，尤指作辅助用：
例句：
wears glasses.
戴眼镜

To display in one`s appearance:
面露：在脸上显露：
例句：
always wears a smile.
总是面露微笑

To bear, carry, or maintain in a particular manner:
蓄，留：以特殊形式具有、带着或保留：
例句：
wears her hair long.
她蓄长发

To fly or display (colors). Used of a ship, jockey, or knight.
升旗，打着旗：升旗或打出（彩旗）。用于船只、骑师或骑士
To damage, diminish, erode, or consume by long or hard use, attrition, or exposure. Often used withaway, down, or off :
磨损：由于长期大量的使用、磨损或暴露而毁损、削减、侵独或消耗。常与away, down 或 off一起使用 ：
例句：
rocks worn away by the sea; shoes worn down at the heels.
被海水冲刷的岩石；跟部磨损的鞋子

To produce by constant use, attrition, or exposure:
磨出：由于不断地使用、磨损或暴露而导致：
例句：
eventually wore hollows in the stone steps.
最终在石阶上磨出了洞

To bring to a specified condition by long use or attrition:
穿成，磨成：
例句：
wore the clothes to rags; pebbles worn smooth.
衣服穿成了破布；磨光的卵石

To fatigue, weary, or exhaust:
使厌倦或使耗尽：
例句：
Your incessant criticism has worn my patience.
你不断的批评已经使我失去了耐心

Nautical To make (a sailing ship) come about with the wind aft.
【航海】 使船尾向顺风向
v.intr.（不及物动词）

To last under continual or hard use:
耐用：在一直或牢固使用中持续：
例句：
a fabric that will wear.
耐穿的织物

To last through the passage of time:
保持不变：经过时间的流逝而延续：
例句：
a friendship that wears well.
持久的友谊

To break down or diminish through use or attrition:
磨损，耗损：由于使用或磨损而崩溃或减少：
例句：
The rear tires began to wear.
后胎开始磨损

To pass gradually or tediously:
逐渐或枯燥地通过：
例句：
The hours wore on.
时光逐渐流逝

Nautical To come about with stern to windward.
【航海】 船尾挡风发生的
n.（名词）
The act of wearing or the state of being worn; use:
穿戴，使用：穿戴的动作或穿戴的状态；使用：
例句：
The coat has had heavy wear.
常穿的外套

Clothing, especially of a particular kind or for a particular use. Often used in combination:
穿戴物：衣物，尤指特殊种类或特殊用处的。常用于复合词中：
例句：
rainwear; footwear.
雨衣；鞋类

Gradual impairment or diminution resulting from use or attrition.
穿破，磨损：因使用或磨损造成的逐渐损坏或减少
The ability to withstand impairment from use or attrition:
耐用：经受使用或磨损的能力：
例句：
The engine has plenty of wear left.
这台发动机还能用好长时间

<常用词组>wear down
To break down or exhaust by relentless pressure or resistance.
磨损，用坏：以不断的压力或阻力使磨损或坏掉
wear off
To diminish gradually in effect:
逐渐消失：效果逐渐减少：
例句：
The drug wore off.
药效渐渐消失

wear out
To make or become unusable through long or heavy use.
用坏：由于长时间或重复使用使或成为无用
To use up or consume gradually.
逐渐用完或消耗
To exhaust; tire.
使耗尽；使疲乏
Chiefly Southern U.S. To punish by spanking:
【多用于美国南部】 痛打惩罚：
例句：
I`m going to wear you out!
我要好好教训你

<习惯用语>wear the pants 或
wear the trousers 【非正式用语】
To exercise controlling authority in a household.
在家中行使支配权
wear thin
To be weakened or eroded gradually:
慢慢被弱化或侵独：
例句：
Her patience is wearing thin.
她的耐心正慢慢失去

To become less convincing, acceptable, or popular, as through repeated use:
变得陈腐：因重复利用变得越来越不可信、不能接受或不吸引人：
例句：
excuses that are wearing thin.
变得陈腐的理由

来源：
Middle English weren
中古英语 weren
from Old English werian * see wes- 2
源自 古英语 werian *参见 wes- 2

【引伸】
wear.er
n.（名词）