wearing off 的 4 个定义
wore, worn, wear·ing.
- to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat;to wear a saber;to wear a disguise.
- to have or use on the person habitually: to wear a wig.
- to bear or have in one's aspect or appearance: to wear a smile;to wear an air of triumph.
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wore, worn, wear·ing.
- to undergo gradual impairment, diminution, reduction, etc., from wear, use, attrition, or other causes.
- to retain shape, color, usefulness, value, etc., under wear, use, or any continued strain: a strong material that will wear;colors that wear well.
- to pass, especially slowly or tediously: As the day wore on, we had less and less to talk about.
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- the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: articles for winter wear;I've had a lot of wear out of this coat.I had to throw away the shirt after only three wears.
- the state of being worn, as on the person.
- clothing or other articles for wearing; especially when fashionable or appropriate for a particular function: travel wear;sportswear.
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- wear down, to reduce or impair by long wearing: to wear down the heels of one's shoes.to weary; tire: His constant talking wears me down.to prevail by persistence; overcome: to wear down the opposition.
- wear off, to diminish slowly or gradually or to diminish in effect; disappear: The drug began to wear off.
- wear out, to make or become unfit or useless through hard or extended use: to wear out clothes.to expend, consume, or remove, especially slowly or gradually.to exhaust, as by continued strain; weary: This endless bickering is wearing me out.
wearing off 近义词
go away
由wearing off构成的短语
- wear and tear
- wear another hat
- wear down
- wear off
- wear one's heart on one's sleeve
- wear out
- wear out one's welcome
- wear the pants
- wear thin
- wear two hats
- wear well
- hair shirt, wear a
- if the shoe fits, wear it
- none the worse for (wear)
- worse for wear
更多wearing off例句
- The next dry day, she invariably looked worse for wear, as if she’d been shivering since our last encounter.
- They also suffer from far less wear and tear over the course of their lifespan.
- It wouldn’t be unlike the shoewear company to promote a new technology for everyday wear and then incorporate it into their other shoe lines.
- Then when I was pregnant with my son, working at the UN, and unable to find professional maternity wear that was long-lasting, sustainable, and comfortable, I realized there is a huge gap in the market here.
- Microscopic wear and polish on a worn section of the Tabun stone resulted from it having been ground or rubbed against relatively soft material, such as animal hides or plants, the scientists conclude in the January Journal of Human Evolution.
- Growing up as a teen in the 1960s, she had yearned to wear the same clothes her girlfriends wore.
- You had a great line in your piece on Geoffrey Beene about the “genre” of evening wear.
- This is a country where women are allowed to wear one of 14 hairstyles.
- Some of the staff who work at this hotel are North Korean and wear traditional North Korean dresses.
- Yes, your German Shepherd Buster can wear his own health tracker.
- She fixed her imploring eyes on the Virgin's face and on the saints; but all seemed to her to wear a forbidding look.
- At home Liszt doesn't wear his long abb's coat, but a short one, in which he looks much more artistic.
- To travelers blessed with golden sunshine, the Rhine may wear a grander, nobler aspect, and to such I leave it.
- "I bought them boots to wear only when I go into genteel society," said one of the codfish tribe, to a wag, the other day.
- The Swiss are freemen, and wear the fact unconsciously but palpably on their brows and beaming from their eyes.