wear out

动词 wear out:

1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   同义词：tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
2. go to pieces
   同义词：break, wear, bust, fall apart
3. deteriorate through use or stress
   同义词：wear, wear off, wear down, wear thin

1. After half an hour, his patience began to wear out.
   不到半小时后，他开始有点忍耐不住了。
2. The machine will soon wear out.
   这机器即将用坏。
3. Better to wear out than rust out.
   [谚]与其锈坏，不如用坏。
4. Her shoes wore out quickly.
   她的鞋子很快就穿破了。