wear

n. 穿着, 戴, 使用, 耗损, 服装, 耐久性
vt. 穿着, 戴, 留(须、发等), 呈现, 磨损, 磨成, 耗损, 使疲乏, 消磨
vi. 磨损, 变旧, 耐久, 渐变, 渐渐消失
【医】 藏; 磨损
【经】 擦损, 磨破
相关词组:
be in general wear
be the worse for wear
wear and tear
wear away
wear off
wear on
wear thin

动词过去式:wore 过去分词:worn 现在分词:wearing 第三人称单数:wears 名词:wearer 

wear

v.（动词）
wore[wôr, wôr] worn[wôrn, wôrn] wear.ing,wears
v.tr.（及物动词）
To carry or have on the person as covering, adornment, or protection:
穿着：戴或穿在身上作为遮蔽、装饰或保护：
例句：
wearing a jacket; must wear a seat belt.
穿了一件夹克；必须佩戴安全带

To carry or have habitually on the person, especially as an aid:
戴：戴或人习惯上佩戴，尤指作辅助用：
例句：
wears glasses.
戴眼镜

To display in one`s appearance:
面露：在脸上显露：
例句：
always wears a smile.
总是面露微笑

To bear, carry, or maintain in a particular manner:
蓄，留：以特殊形式具有、带着或保留：
例句：
wears her hair long.
她蓄长发

To fly or display (colors). Used of a ship, jockey, or knight.
升旗，打着旗：升旗或打出（彩旗）。用于船只、骑师或骑士
To damage, diminish, erode, or consume by long or hard use, attrition, or exposure. Often used withaway, down, or off :
磨损：由于长期大量的使用、磨损或暴露而毁损、削减、侵独或消耗。常与away, down 或 off一起使用 ：
例句：
rocks worn away by the sea; shoes worn down at the heels.
被海水冲刷的岩石；跟部磨损的鞋子

To produce by constant use, attrition, or exposure:
磨出：由于不断地使用、磨损或暴露而导致：
例句：
eventually wore hollows in the stone steps.
最终在石阶上磨出了洞

To bring to a specified condition by long use or attrition:
穿成，磨成：
例句：
wore the clothes to rags; pebbles worn smooth.
衣服穿成了破布；磨光的卵石

To fatigue, weary, or exhaust:
使厌倦或使耗尽：
例句：
Your incessant criticism has worn my patience.
你不断的批评已经使我失去了耐心

Nautical To make (a sailing ship) come about with the wind aft.
【航海】 使船尾向顺风向
v.intr.（不及物动词）


To last under continual or hard use:
耐用：在一直或牢固使用中持续：
例句：
a fabric that will wear.
耐穿的织物

To last through the passage of time:
保持不变：经过时间的流逝而延续：
例句：
a friendship that wears well.
持久的友谊

To break down or diminish through use or attrition:
磨损，耗损：由于使用或磨损而崩溃或减少：
例句：
The rear tires began to wear.
后胎开始磨损

To pass gradually or tediously:
逐渐或枯燥地通过：
例句：
The hours wore on.
时光逐渐流逝

Nautical To come about with stern to windward.
【航海】 船尾挡风发生的
n.（名词）
The act of wearing or the state of being worn; use:
穿戴，使用：穿戴的动作或穿戴的状态；使用：
例句：
The coat has had heavy wear.
常穿的外套

Clothing, especially of a particular kind or for a particular use. Often used in combination:
穿戴物：衣物，尤指特殊种类或特殊用处的。常用于复合词中：
例句：
rainwear; footwear.
雨衣；鞋类

Gradual impairment or diminution resulting from use or attrition.
穿破，磨损：因使用或磨损造成的逐渐损坏或减少
The ability to withstand impairment from use or attrition:
耐用：经受使用或磨损的能力：
例句：
The engine has plenty of wear left.
这台发动机还能用好长时间


<常用词组>wear down
To break down or exhaust by relentless pressure or resistance.
磨损，用坏：以不断的压力或阻力使磨损或坏掉
wear off
To diminish gradually in effect:
逐渐消失：效果逐渐减少：
例句：
The drug wore off.
药效渐渐消失

wear out
To make or become unusable through long or heavy use.
用坏：由于长时间或重复使用使或成为无用
To use up or consume gradually.
逐渐用完或消耗
To exhaust; tire.
使耗尽；使疲乏
Chiefly Southern U.S. To punish by spanking:
【多用于美国南部】 痛打惩罚：
例句：
I`m going to wear you out!
我要好好教训你

<习惯用语>wear the pants 或
wear the trousers 【非正式用语】
To exercise controlling authority in a household.
在家中行使支配权
wear thin
To be weakened or eroded gradually:
慢慢被弱化或侵独：
例句：
Her patience is wearing thin.
她的耐心正慢慢失去

To become less convincing, acceptable, or popular, as through repeated use:
变得陈腐：因重复利用变得越来越不可信、不能接受或不吸引人：
例句：
excuses that are wearing thin.
变得陈腐的理由

来源：
Middle English weren
中古英语 weren
from Old English werian * see wes- 2
源自 古英语 werian *参见 wes- 2

【引伸】
wear.er
n.（名词）