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W0030200 (wâr)v. wore (wôr), worn (wôrn), wear·ing, wears v.tr.1. To carry or have on one's person as covering, adornment, or protection: wearing a jacket; must wear a seat belt.2. To carry or have habitually on one's person, especially as an aid: wears glasses.3. To display in one's appearance: always wears a smile.4. To bear, carry, or maintain in a particular manner: wears her hair long.5. To fly or display (colors). Used of a ship, jockey, or knight.6. To damage, diminish, erode, or consume by long or hard use, attrition, or exposure. Often used with away, down, or off: rocks worn away by the sea; shoes worn down at the heels.7. To produce by constant use, attrition, or exposure: eventually wore hollows in the stone steps.8. To bring to a specified condition by long use or attrition: wore the clothes to rags; pebbles worn smooth.9. To fatigue, weary, or exhaust: Your incessant criticism has worn my patience.10. Nautical To make (a sailing ship) come about with the wind aft.v.intr.1. a. To last under continual or hard use: a fabric that will wear.b. To last through the passage of time: a friendship that wears well.2. To break down or diminish through use or attrition: The rear tires began to wear.3. To pass gradually or tediously: The hours wore on.4. Nautical To come about with stern to windward.n.1. The act of wearing or the state of being worn; use: This shirt is ideal for wear in sultry climates.2. Clothing, especially of a particular kind or for a particular use. Often used in combination: rainwear; footwear.3. Damage resulting from use or age: The rug shows plenty of wear.4. The ability to withstand impairment from use or attrition: The engine has plenty of wear left.Phrasal Verbs: wear down To break down or exhaust by relentless pressure or resistance: The child's pleading finally wore her parents down. wear off To diminish gradually in effect: The drug wore off. wear out1. To make or become unusable through long or heavy use: wore out a pair of hockey skates; a vacuum that finally wore out.2. To exhaust; tire: Raking the leaves wore me out.3. To use up or consume gradually: His complaining finally wore out my patience.Idioms: wear the pants/trousers Informal To exercise controlling authority in a household. wear thin1. To be weakened or eroded gradually: Her patience is wearing thin.2. To become less convincing, acceptable, or popular, as through repeated use: excuses that are wearing thin.

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[Middle English weren, from Old English werian; see wes- in Indo-European roots.]

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wear′er n.

wear off

vb (adverb) 1. (intr) to decrease in intensity gradually: the pain will wear off in an hour. 2. to disappear or cause to disappear gradually through exposure, use, etc: the pattern on the ring had been worn off.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	wear off - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"wear thin, wear down, wear out, weardeteriorate - become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"ablate - wear away through erosion or vaporizationscuff - get or become scuffed; "These patent leather shoes scuffed"
	2.	wear off - diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"wear awayremove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off - wear away

Translations

消逝

wear

(weə) – past tense wore (woː) ; past participle worn (woːn) – verb1. to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body. She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles? 穿戴 穿着2. to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way. She wears her hair in a pony-tail. 梳理成特定髮型 蓄留着（发型） 3. to have or show (a particular expression). She wore an angry expression. 有或露出(特定表情) 露出...表情4. to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc. This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows. 因使用或磨擦等(使)變薄 变薄，变旧 5. to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc. I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket. 因使用或磨損等產生(破洞)或磨出一塊 穿破，磨损 6. to stand up to use. This material doesn't wear very well. 耐用 耐用，耐穿 noun1. use as clothes etc. I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear. 特定場合穿的衣服，耐穿 服装，常穿的衣服 2. articles for use as clothes. casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear. 特定用途的衣服 特定用途的衣服3. (sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use. The hall carpet is showing signs of wear. 磨損 磨损4. ability to withstand use. There's plenty of wear left in it yet. 耐用性 耐用性ˈwearable adjective (negative unwearable) fit to be worn. My only wearable coat is at the cleaners. 可以穿的 适穿的ˈwearer nouna dress that makes the wearer feel elegant. 穿戴者 穿戴者ˈwearing adjective exhausting. I've had rather a wearing day. 累人的 疲乏的worn (woːn) adjective damaged as a result of use. a badly-worn carpet. 被磨損的 磨损的，穿旧的 wear away to make or become damaged, thinner, smoother etc through use, rubbing etc. The steps have (been) worn away in places. (被)磨損 磨损wear off to become less. The pain is wearing off. 減輕 消逝wear out to (cause to) become unfit for further use. My socks have worn out; I've worn out my socks. 不堪使用，使不堪使用 （使）不堪使用 worn out1. so damaged by use as to be unfit for further use. These shoes are worn out; a worn-out sweater. 不堪使用 磨穿2. very tired. His wife is worn out after looking after the children. 累壞了 疲乏的