wear

noun

1. the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

e.g. she bought it for everyday wear

Synonym: wearing

2. a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

Synonym: clothingarticle of clothingvesturewearablehabiliment

3. impairment resulting from long use

e.g. the tires showed uneven wear

verb

1. have or show an appearance of

e.g. wear one's hair in a certain way

2. have on one's person

e.g. He wore a red ribbon
bear a scar

Synonym: bear

3. put clothing on one's body

e.g. What should I wear today?
He put on his best suit for the wedding
The princess donned a long blue dress
The queen assumed the stately robes
He got into his jeans

Synonym: put onget intodonassume

4. be dressed in

e.g. She was wearing yellow that day

Synonym: have on

5. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

e.g. We wore ourselves out on this hike

Synonym: tirewear upontire outwearyjadewear outoutwearwear downfag outfagfatigue

6. deteriorate through use or stress

e.g. The constant friction wore out the cloth

Synonym: wear offwear outwear downwear thin

7. go to pieces

e.g. The lawn mower finally broke
The gears wore out
The old chair finally fell apart completely

Synonym: breakwear outbustfall apart

8. last and be usable

e.g. This dress wore well for almost ten years

Synonym: hold outendure

9. have in one's aspect
wear an expression of one's attitude or personality

e.g. He always wears a smile

1. 穿;戴;佩戴
When you wear something such as clothes, shoes, or jewellery, you have them on your body or on part of your body.

e.g. He was wearing a brown uniform...
他当时穿着褐色的制服。
e.g. I sometimes wear contact lenses...
我有时戴隐形眼镜。

2. 留着，蓄着(发、须等)
If you wear your hair or beard in a particular way, you have it cut or styled in that way.

e.g. She wore her hair in a long braid...
她梳着一根长辫子。
e.g. He wore a full moustache.
他留着浓密的八字须。

3. 呈现，流露出（…表情）
If you wear a particular expression, that expression is on your face and shows the emotions that you are feeling.

e.g. When we drove through the gates, she wore a look of amazement...
我们驶过大门时，她流露出惊讶的神情。
e.g. Millson's face wore a satisfied expression.
米尔森一脸的心满意足。

4. (特定时候或场合穿的)服装
You use wear to refer to clothes that are suitable for a certain time or place. For example, evening wear is clothes suitable for the evening.

e.g. The shop stocks an extensive range of beach wear...
这家商店备有各式各样的沙滩服装。
e.g. Bring informal casual wear.
带上休闲的衣服。

5. 耐用性;使用率;使用形式
Wear is the amount or type of use that something has over a period of time.

wear的近义词

e.g. You'll get more wear out of a hat if you choose one in a neutral colour...
如果你选个中性颜色的帽子，戴的时间会更多一些。
e.g. Rugs in the bedrooms got much less wear.
卧室里的小毯子用得少多了。

6. 磨损;损坏
Wear is the damage or change that is caused by something being used a lot or for a long time.

e.g. ...a large, well-upholstered armchair which showed signs of wear.
有磨损痕迹、配垫考究的大扶手椅

7. 磨损;用旧
If something wears, it becomes thinner or weaker because it is constantly being used over a long period of time.

e.g. The stone steps, dating back to 1855, are beginning to wear...
那些可以追溯到1855年的石阶开始出现磨损。
e.g. Your horse needs new shoes if the shoe has worn thin or smooth.
如果马掌磨薄或磨平，就需要换新马掌了。

8. 耐用;耐久
You can use wear to talk about how well something lasts over a period of time. For example, if something wears well, it still seems quite new or useful after a long time or a lot of use.

e.g. Casual shoes need to wear well...
休闲鞋得耐穿。
e.g. Ten years on, the original concept was wearing well.
10年过去了，原先的概念仍不过时。

9. (尤指女性)当家，掌权(英国英语中用wear the trousers)
If one person in a couple, especially the woman, wears the pants, or in British English wears the trousers, they are the one who makes all the decisions.

e.g. She may give the impression that she wears the trousers but it's Tim who makes the final decisions.
她让人觉得是她当家，但实际上是蒂姆说了算。

10. （耐心等）逐渐消失
If your patience or temper is wearing thin, you are becoming annoyed and are likely to get angry soon.

wear在线翻译

e.g. Her husband was sympathetic at first but his patience soon wore thin.
一开始她丈夫还抱以同情，可不久就失去耐心了。

11. (因听说的次数太多而)失去趣味，令人厌烦
If you say that something is wearing thin, you mean that people do not find it funny or interesting any more and are becoming annoyed with it, because they have seen or heard it so many times.

e.g. Some of Wilson's eccentricities are beginning to wear thin.
人们逐渐对威尔逊的古怪行为失去了兴趣。

12. 劳累的;虚弱的;喝醉的
If you say that someone is the worse for wear, you mean that they are tired, ill, or in a bad state because they have been very active, been through a difficult experience, or been drinking alcohol.

wear的解释

e.g. He arrived on January 9, disheveled and much the worse for wear.
他是1月9号到的，蓬头垢面，疲惫不堪。

相关词组：wear awaywear downwear offwear onwear out

1. 磨损：(3)流体润滑(fluid lubrication) 作...(1)磨损(wear) 物体表面相对运动时工作表面物质不断损失或产生残余变形. 磨损过程主要因对偶表面间的机械、化学与热作用而发生.

2. 磨耗：一种材料所以无法再使用,除了肇因於强度无法承受负荷所产生的破坏(fracture),还有磨耗(wear)、腐蚀(corrosion)、辐射损伤(radiation damage)等其它因素,而这其中又以腐蚀的伤害最大,影响也最严重,因此认识并防治腐蚀,

3. 穿戴：人们注重穿戴(wear)无非是为了耳朵(ear)舒服,一旦耳朵听到了溢美之词,心里面自然是美滋滋的. 若是听到不顺耳的,心里头必然是灰头土脸的. 耳朵(ear)听多了外人对自身穿戴、行为举止的评头论足,一会儿是(yes),一会儿又不是(yes),

4. wear：w ear resistance; 耐磨性

5. wear：we ar rate; 磨损率