vt.

1. 穿著；戴著；佩帶著；塗抹（香水，化妝品）
   wear perfume(makeup, cologne)

   塗抹香水（化妝品，古龍水）

   She was wearing a gold ring.

   她戴著一個金戒指。

2. （習慣性地）戴著（假髮，眼鏡等）
   wear glasses(a wig)

   戴眼鏡（假髮）

3. 面露，面帶，面有……色
   He was wearing a pleasant smile.

   他一直面露愉快的微笑。

4. （將鬍鬚，頭髮）留成……的樣子；保持……的樣子
   He wore a short beard.

   他蓄著短鬍子。

   She wears her hair long.

   她留長髮。

5. （船隻）升，掛（旗）；（騎師、騎士）打著（旗）
6. 穿破，磨損，磨出；沖刷；沖蝕
   The rocks were worn away by the sea.

   岩石受海浪沖蝕。

   His trousers have been worn into holes.

   他的褲子已破了好些洞。

7. 使疲乏，使厭煩；使力竭
   She was worn down with fatigue.

   她已疲憊不堪。

8. 消磨（時間）

vi.

1. 磨損；穿破；變舊；用壞
   I like this shirt, but the neck has worn.

   我喜歡這件襯衫，但領子已舊。

2. 耐久；耐穿；耐磨[Q]
   That cloth will wear for years and years.

   那種布料可以穿好多年。

3. （時間）逐漸消逝[（+on/away）]
   The hours wore on; night came.

   時間一點點過去，夜色降臨了。

n.[U]

1. 穿；戴；佩；使用
   This jacket is for everyday wear.

   這件夾克供日常穿用。

2. （常用於複合詞）衣服，服裝；時裝
3. 磨損，損耗
   This sofa is showing signs of wear.

   這只沙發開始顯得破舊了。

4. 耐用性，經久性
   There is plenty of wear left in the machine.

   這臺機器還可用好長一段時間。

v.

1. have (something) on one's body or a part of one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection.
2. exhibit or present (a particular facial expression or appearance).
3. undergo or cause to undergo damage or destruction by friction or use.
   ▸form (a hole, path, etc.) in this way.
4. withstand continued use to a specified degree:
   the fabric wears well wash after wash.
5. (wear off) lose effectiveness or intensity.
6. (wear someone/thing down) overcome someone or something by persistence.
7. (wear someone/thing out) exhaust someone or something.
   ▸ [as adj. wearing] mentally or physically tiring.
8. [usu. with neg.] Brit. informal tolerate or accept.
9. (wear on) (of time) pass slowly or tediously.
10. (of a ship) fly (a flag).

n.

1. the action of wearing or the state of being worn.
2. clothing suitable for a particular purpose or of a particular type:
   evening wear.
3. damage sustained from continuous use.
   ▸the capacity for withstanding such damage.

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