wear
- IPA[wɛː]
英式
- have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection；habitually have on one's body or be dressed in
- clothing suitable for a particular purpose or of a particular type；the wearing of something or the state of being worn as clothing
verb: wear, 3rd person present: wears, gerund or present participle: wearing, past tense: wore, past participle: worn
noun: wear
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection he was wearing a dark suit the firefighters were wearing breathing apparatus 同義詞
- ▪ habitually have on one's body or be dressed in although she was a widow, she didn't wear black as a child, he wore glasses from the age of five
- ▪ exhibit or present (a particular facial expression or appearance) they wear a frozen smile on their faces 同義詞
- ▪ have (one's hair or beard) at a specified length or arranged in a specified style the students wore their hair long
- ▪ (of a ship) fly (a flag) any British registered boat may wear the red ensign
- 2. damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use the track has been worn down in part to bare rock shells worn smooth by the sea 同義詞
- ▪ undergo damage, erosion, or destruction as a result of friction or use mountains are wearing down with each passing second the road surface had worn smooth
- ▪ form (a hole, path, etc.) by constant friction or use the water was forced up through holes it had worn
- ▪ withstand continued use or life in a specified way the leather has worn well 同義詞
- 3. literary pass (a period of time) in some activity spinning long stories, wearing half the day
- 4. British informal tolerate; accept the environmental health people wouldn't wear it 同義詞
名詞
- 1. clothing suitable for a particular purpose or of a particular type evening wear 同義詞
- ▪ the wearing of something or the state of being worn as clothing some new tops for wear in the evening
- 2. damage or deterioration sustained from continuous use you need to make a deduction for wear and tear on all your belongings 同義詞
- ▪ the capacity for withstanding continuous use without damage or deterioration the suit has about another 10 years of normal wear left in it 同義詞
