wear

in wear

being regularly worn

（经常）穿着

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

wear oneself to a shadow

wear the trousers

wear someone/thing down

overcome someone or something by persistence

（以不懈的努力）战胜（某人)，克服（某事）

wear something out (或 wear out)

use or be used until no longer in good condition or working order

穿破，用坏；耗尽，用尽

wearing out the stair carpet.

磨坏楼梯地毯。

the type was used again and again until it wore out.

铅字反复使用，直到用坏为止。

(wear someone/thing out)exhaust or tire someone or something

（使）疲劳；（使）厌倦

an hour of this wandering wore out Lampard's patience.

这样漫游一个钟头，兰帕德失去了耐性。

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

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

&I{Chiefly Southern U.S.} To punish by spanking

&I{【多用于美国南部】} 痛打惩罚

I'm going to wear you out!

我要好好教训你

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

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

excuses that are wearing thin.

变得陈腐的理由