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| 1 | T to have something on your body as clothing , decoration , or protection 穿着；戴着；佩带着；蓄（须）；留（发）；搽（化妆品） |
| He was wearing jeans and a T-shirt. 他穿着牛仔裤和T恤衫。 |
| She wasn’ t wearing any make-up. 她没搽任何化妆品。 |
| Idon’ t have anything to wear to my interview. 我去面试时没什么合适的衣服穿。 |
| | 1a | to use a particular type of clothing or decoration on your body 穿；佩带 | | He wears glasses now. 现在他戴眼镜。 | | It was fashionable for men to wear their hair long. 男人留长发曾经很流行。 | |
| | 1b | to have a particular appearance or expression 面带；面露；呈现 | | They all wore puzzled frowns. 他们都疑惑地皱着眉头。 | |
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| 2 | I if something wears, or wears thin , it gets thinner or weaker because it has been used a lot 磨损；变旧 |
| His shoes were wearing at the heel. 他的鞋后跟磨薄了。 |
| The carpet has worn very thin in places. 地毯有几处被磨得很薄。 |
| | 2a | T wear sth in sthif you wear a hole or mark in something , you form a hole or mark in it by using it or rubbing it a lot 穿破；把…磨出洞来 | | You’ ve worn a hole in your jeans. 你的牛仔裤已经磨出洞来了。 | |
| | 2b | I if something such as a feeling or explanation wears thin , it becomes gradually weaker or harder to accept （感情）逐渐变弱；（解释）难以接受 | | After 50 pages, the reader’ s patience starts to wear thin. 读了50页后，读者开始有些不耐烦了。 | |
| | 2c | if something wears well , it stays in good condition even after a lot of use 经久耐用 | |
| | 2d | if a person wears well , they look attractive and healthy even though they are not young 不显老 | | He was at least 50, but he’ d worn well. 他至少有50岁了，但不显老。 | |
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| 3 | T usually in negatives or questions BRITISH informal to be willing to accept something that someone says or does 接受 |
| We tried that excuse but they wouldn’ t wear it. 我们试过那种理由，但他们不接受。 |
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| - | wear the trousers informal
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| to be the person in a relationship who has the most control and makes most of the decisions |
| 掌权；做主 |
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| - | ˌwear aˈway |
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| 1 | I/T to disappear or make something disappear , because it has been used or rubbed a lot （使）磨损；（使）磨去 | The inscription on the ring had almost worn away. 刻在戒指上的字几乎磨光了。 | | The grass has been worn away by cars. 草被汽车磨掉了。 | |
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| 2 | I if a feeling wears away , it gradually disappears （感情）逐渐消失 |
| - | ˌwear ˈdown |
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| 1 | to make someone gradually lose their energy or confidence 使精疲力竭；使失去信心 | They were worn down by the stress of feeding five children. 养活5个孩子的压力使他们精疲力竭。 | | Slowly he wore his opponent down. 他慢慢地制服了对手。 | |
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| 2 | to make something gradually disappear or become thinner by using or rubbing it （使）磨损；（使）磨薄 | The old stone steps had been worn down by years of use. 古老的石阶由于多年使用已经磨损了。 | |
| - | ˌwear ˈoff |
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| | if something such as a pain or emotion wears off , you gradually stop feeling it （疼痛或感情等）慢慢消失，逐渐消逝 | The numbness in his shoulder was starting to wear off. 他肩膀上麻木的感觉开始慢慢消失。 | |
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| 2 | if a feeling wears off , it gradually disappears （感觉）逐渐消失 | Igot bored with the job once the novelty wore off. 新鲜感一消失，我就对工作感到厌烦了。 | |
| - | ˌwear ˈon |
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| 1 | I if time wears on , it passes （时间）消逝 | My headache grew worse as the evening wore on. 随着晚上的时间慢慢过去，我的头痛得愈发厉害了。 | |
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| 2 | T wear on sb: if something wears on you , it is annoying , and makes you tired 烦扰（某人）；使疲倦 | Your constant complaining is really wearing on me. 你没完没了的抱怨真让我心烦。 | |
| - | ˌwear ˈout |
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| 1 | T to make someone feel very tired 使精疲力竭 | She was worn out from looking after her elderly mother. 照料年迈的母亲把她累得筋疲力尽。 | | wear yourself out You need a holiday or you’ ll wear yourself out. 你需要休个假，否则会累垮的。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to use something a lot so that it no longer works, or can no longer be used 用坏 | The children have all worn out their shoes. 孩子们都把鞋子穿坏了。 | | The rear tyres had worn out. 后轮胎已经磨坏了。 | |
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| 3 | T to make a hole or mark in something by using or rubbing it a lot 穿破；磨掉 | He’ d long since worn out the knees in his old jeans. 他早就把旧牛仔裤的膝盖磨出了洞。 | |
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