wear out

英 [weə(r) aʊt]

美 [wer aʊt]

（使）磨损; （使）用坏; 使精疲力竭; 使疲乏

TOEFL

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)磨损;(使)用坏
  When somethingwears outor when youwearitout, it is used so much that it becomes thin or weak and unable to be used any more.
  1. Every time she consulted her watch, she wondered if the batteries were wearing out...
     每次她看手表，都会怀疑是不是电池没电了。
  2. Horses used for long-distance riding tend to wear their shoes out more quickly...
     用于长途跋涉的马更容易磨破铁掌。
  3. He wore out his shoes wandering around Mexico City.
     他在墨西哥城到处游荡，磨坏了鞋子。
• PHRASAL VERB 使精疲力竭;使疲乏
  If somethingwearsyouout, it makes you feel extremely tired.
  1. The past few days had really worn him out...
     过去的几天真把他给累坏了。
  2. The young people run around kicking a ball, wearing themselves out...
     年轻人跑来跑去踢着球，把自己弄得精疲力竭。
  3. The effect of the continuous attacks has been to wear out his troops.
     接连不断的攻击就是要拖垮他的军队。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）（感觉等）逐渐消失
  If someonewears outtheir welcome with you, or if itwears out, they spend a lot of time with you and you are no longer happy about it. You can also say that a feelingwears outoris worn out.
  1. 'Could you not stay with us while you are solving your mystery?' — 'Oh, we don't want to wear out our welcome.'...
     “如果你们有事要忙就不用陪我们了，好么？”——“哦，我们可不想不受欢迎。”
  2. His stubborn resistance to anything new eventually wore out the patience of his superiors...
     他始终不愿接受任何新事物，最终让上司失去了耐心。
  3. No matter how often they turn up, their welcome never wears out.
     不管他们多久露面一次，都永远那么受欢迎。
• See also:worn out

英英释义

verb

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
  1. We wore ourselves out on this hike
  Synonym:tirewear upontire outwearwearyjadeoutwearwear downfag outfagfatigue
• deteriorate through use or stress
  1. The constant friction wore out the cloth
  Synonym:wearwear offwear downwear thin
• go to pieces
  1. The lawn mower finally broke
  2. The gears wore out
  3. The old chair finally fell apart completely
  Synonym:breakwearbustfall apart

双语例句

• Better to wear out than to rust out.
  宁可用坏，不可锈坏。
• If you don't change the motor oil, your car engine will wear out very quickly.
  如果你不换机油，你车子的引擎会耗损的非常快。
• 'Could you not stay with us while you are solving your mystery?' — 'Oh, we don't want to wear out our welcome.'
  “如果你们有事要忙就不用陪我们了，好么？”——“哦，我们可不想不受欢迎。”
• Every time she consulted her watch, she wondered if the batteries were wearing out
  每次她看手表，都会怀疑是不是电池没电了。
• No matter how often they turn up, their welcome never wears out.
  不管他们多久露面一次，都永远那么受欢迎。
• He wore out his shoes wandering around Mexico City.
  他在墨西哥城到处游荡，磨坏了鞋子。
• The past few days had really worn him out
  过去的几天真把他给累坏了。
• People are like machines: they wear out.
  人和机器一样，他们都会磨损。
• After about an hour, his patience began to wear out.
  大约一个小时之后，他开始忍耐不住了。
• His stubborn resistance to anything new eventually wore out the patience of his superiors
  他始终不愿接受任何新事物，最终让上司失去了耐心。