wear someone/thing down 1. (以不懈的努力)战胜(某人)，克服(某事) wear something out (或 wear out) 1. 穿破，用坏;耗尽，用尽 磨坏楼梯地毯。 wearing out the stair carpet. 铅字反复使用，直到用坏为止。 the type was used again and again until it wore out. 2. (使)疲劳;(使)厌倦 这样漫游一个钟头，兰帕德失去了耐性。 an hour of this wandering wore out Lampard's patience. wear down 1. 磨损，用坏：以不断的压力或阻力使磨损或坏掉 wear off 1. 逐渐消失：效果逐渐减少 药效渐渐消失 The drug wore off. wear out 1. 用坏：由于长时间或重复使用使或成为无用 2. 逐渐用完或消耗 3. 使耗尽;使疲乏 4. &I{【多用于美国南部】} 痛打惩罚 我要好好教训你 I'm going to wear you out! wear the pants 或 wear the trousers 【非正式用语】 1. 在家中行使支配权 wear thin 1. 慢慢被弱化或侵独 她的耐心正慢慢失去 Her patience is wearing thin. 2. 变得陈腐：因重复利用变得越来越不可信、不能接受或不吸引人 变得陈腐的理由 excuses that are wearing thin.
