wear-out

柯林斯詞典

wear out (wearing,wore,worn,wears)

• 1. PHRASAL VERB When something wears out or when you wear it out, it is used so much that it becomes thin or weak and unable to be used anymore. 用壞; 用盡

  Every time she consulted her watch, she wondered if the batteries were wearing out. 每次看手表的時(shí)候，她都會(huì)想是不是電池沒(méi)電了。

  Horses used for long-distance riding tend to wear their shoes out more quickly. 用來(lái)作長(zhǎng)途跋涉的馬匹會(huì)很快就磨破鉄掌。

• 2. PHRASAL VERB If something wears you out, it makes you feel extremely tired. 使筋疲力盡[非正式]

  The past few days had really worn him out. 過(guò)去幾天真讓他筋疲力盡了。

  The young people run around kicking a ball, wearing themselves out. 這些年輕人四処跑動(dòng)踢球，把自己弄得筋疲力盡。

• 3. →see also worn out

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