英语词汇“wear”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	wear
释义	wear I. \ˈwa(a)](ə)r, ˈwe], ]ə\ verb (wore \ˈwō(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə)\ ; worn \ˈwō(ə)rn, ˈwȯ(ə)rn, -ōən, -ȯ(ə)n\ ; or nonstandard wore ; wearing ; wears) Etymology: Middle English weren, from Old English werian to clothe, put on, wear; akin to Old High German werien to clothe, Old Norse verja to clothe, invest, spend, Gothic wasjan to clothe, Latin vestis clothing, garment, Greek hennynai to clothe, esthēs clothing, Sanskrit vaste he puts on, wears *transitive verb* 1. : to bear or have upon the person < wore a coat > < wear a riding habit > : to have attached to the body or part of it or to the clothing < wore a ring on her left hand > < wear a necklace > < wore a badge on his lapel > < wore a red ribbon in her hair > 2. a. : to use habitually for clothing or adornment < wears a toupee > < wears size eleven shoes > < still wearing black for her husband > b. : to carry on or as if on the person < wear a sword > < wear a cane > < wears the stamp of suffering on his face > < these sixty years he wears lightly — I.A.Gordon > 3. a. : to hold the rank or dignity or position signified by (an ornament) < wear the royal crown > < wear the palm > < born to wear the purple > b. : to have or show an appearance of < wore a happy smile > < his face wore its usual solemn expression > < if malice and vanity wear the coat of philanthropy — R.W.Emerson > c. : to show or fly (a flag or colors) on a ship 4. a. : to cause to deteriorate by use < gave away suits she had scarcely worn > b. : to impair or diminish by use or attrition : consume or waste gradually < age had worn and sharpened the fine features — Virginia Woolf > — used often with away < letters on the stone had been worn away by weathering > or down < mountains worn down to low hills > or off < silver plating worn off here and there > or through < coat worn through at the elbows > 5. : to cause or produce gradually by friction or attrition < wear a channel in the rock > < wear a hole in the rug > 6. : to exhaust or lessen the strength of : weary, fatigue < the strain of the war had been wearing them — Lucien Price > 7. archaic : to let (time) go by : pass, spend 8. : to cause (a ship) to go about by putting the helm up instead of down as in tacking so that the vessel's stern is presented to the wind *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to endure use : last under use or the passage of time < this coat material should wear for years > b. : to retain quality or vitality < attempt to find out how certain orchestral works are … wearing — Deems Taylor > 2. : to diminish or decay through use < heels of his boots were wearing unevenly > : suffer damage or extinction by use or by passage of time : pass — used usually with away, off, on, out < his patience began to wear away > < waiting for the effect of the drug to wear off > < it grew colder as the day wore on > 3. : to grow or become by or as if by attrition or use — used with some adjectives < his stock of money began to wear very low — Sir Walter Scott > < felt his temper wearing thin and ready to snap > < hair wearing thin on top > 4. Scotland : proceed, progress 5. of a ship : to go about by turning the stern to the wind — compare tack 1b • - wear blue - wear green - wear on - wear stripes - wear the trousers - wear the willow II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English were, from weren to wear 1. : the act of wearing or state of being worn : use < clothes for everyday wear > < a 5-year-old ox will have all his teeth in wear — Animal Management > < discarded after years of hard wear > 2. a. : clothing or an article of clothing usually of a particular kind or fashionable style; especially : clothing worn for a special occasion or popular during a specific period < examples of beautiful 16th century glove wear > < motley's the only wear — Shakespeare > — often used in combination < fashions in neckwear > < fabric expressly for travelwear — Women's Wear Daily > b. : fashion, vogue < realizes that the flowers from his garden may not always be the wear — H.S.Canby > 3. : wearing quality : durability under use < shown 2 to 2 1/2 times the wear life of comparable gauges … of all silk hose — W.E.Shinn > 4. : the result of wearing or use : diminution or impairment due to use < better cornering and reduced tire wear on turns — Annual Report General Motors Corp. > < wear-resistant surface > III. \ˈwi(ə)r\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English weren to defend, protect, from Old English werian — more at weir Scot & dialect England : to collect and drive (as sheep) into an enclosure
随便看	unprovableness unproved unproven unprovide unprovided unprovidedness unprovocative unprovoke unprovoked unprovokedly unprovokedness unprovoking unpruned unpublicized unpublishable unpublished unpulled unpulverized unpumpable unpumped unpunctual unpunctuality unpunctuated unpunishable unpunishably

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