Wear Out

释义 Definition

（使）磨损；（使）用坏；（使）筋疲力尽。常见用法：wear out sth（把某物磨坏/穿坏）；be worn out（筋疲力尽/破旧不堪）。

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/ˌwer ˈaʊt/

例句 Examples

I wore out my shoes walking to work every day.
我每天走路去上班，把鞋子都穿坏了。

After hours of arguing, they were completely worn out and finally agreed to stop.
争吵了好几个小时后，他们筋疲力尽，终于同意停下来。

词源 Etymology

由动词 wear（穿戴；磨损）加副词 out（到……尽头/完全地）构成的短语动词，字面意思是“磨到尽头”，引申为“磨坏、耗尽体力或精力”。英语里 out 常用来表示“彻底、用尽”。

相关词 Related Words

• Abrasive
• Deplete
• Erode
• Exhaust
• Fatigue
• Fray
• Tire Out
• Wear Down

文学作品 Literary Works

• 《汤姆·索亚历险记》(The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) — Mark Twain
• 《远大前程》(Great Expectations) — Charles Dickens
• 《呼啸山庄》(Wuthering Heights) — Emily Brontë