這個樓梯使用年代甚久,好幾級臺階已幾乎磨平了。
The hand of the door is wearing away.

這門的把手已磨損了。
The stonework has worn away in places.

這石制品已有多處磨損了。
The grass has worn away from the path near the house.

那棟房子附近小道上的草已被踏光了。 wear sth ? away
The feet of thousands of visitors have worn away the steps.

成千上萬游客的腳步磨損了臺階。
Over the centuries, the sea has worn away the rocks.

經過了很多世紀,海水已經把巖石磨光了。
Water can wear away rocks after a long time, even though the rock is harder.

經過漫長的時間水可以侵蝕巖石,盡管這種巖石很堅硬。
The letters on this gravestone have been worn away with time.

由于年深日久,墓碑銘文已經被磨損。 wear away
The year is wearing away.

一年快過去了。
Time wore away.

時間慢慢過去。
The long winter night was wearing away.

漫長的冬夜逐漸過去了。
So the evening wore away, and he went to bed.

晚上的時間就這樣過去,他上床睡覺了。
She is slowly wearing away; she can't last long.

她的體力正在慢慢衰竭,她挨不了多久了。
He could feel the pain again as the medicine wore away.

藥性消退后,他又感到疼痛了。
My patience has been worn away.

我已忍耐不住了。

我的鞋跟磨薄了。
My shoes have worn down a lot since I started walking so much.

自我開始大量步行以來,我的鞋磨得很厲害。
These rubbers won't wear down easily.

這些橡膠很經磨。
It is a wonder that our teeth are so durable; they never seem to wear down.

我們的牙齒怎么會如此結實,它們好像不會磨短。 wear sth ? down
I have worn down the point of the pencil.

我已磨短了鉛筆尖。
The constant rubbing wore down the surface of the stone.

由于經常不斷的摩擦,石頭的表面已經被磨薄。
Wind and rain have worn the monument down.

風雨磨損了紀念碑。
The soles of my shoes are already worn down.

我的鞋底磨穿了。
My shoes are badly worn down at the heels.

我的鞋后跟磨損得很厲害。
You must buy a new tyre, this one has been worn right down.

你得買一只新的車胎了,這只車胎已經完全磨平了。
The steps have been worn down over the years by all those passing feet.

年深日久,臺階已被人們的腳磨損。 wear down
His will is wearing down under the pressure.

在壓力下他的意志削弱了。
His defences will wear down after a few weeks in prison.

讓他在監獄蹲上幾個星期,他的抗拒便會減弱。 wear sb/sth ? down
Months of illness wore her down.

病了幾個月使她體力大大削弱了。
The hectic rush of my daily work is wearing me down.

一陣緊張繁重的日常工作快把我搞垮了。
Looking after high-spirited children can soon wear a person down.

照顧興奮的孩子們能很快消耗人的精力。
Our endless gunfire will soon wear the enemies down, so that they will yield.

我們連續不斷的炮擊很快會把敵人打垮,使他們屈服。
His constant talking wears me down.

他滔滔不絕的講話使我感到厭煩。
He returned from the tropics and was worn down by fever.

他從熱帶回來被熱病搞垮了。
She was worn down by overwork.

她因過度勞累而垮下來了。
Overworked, he was worn down by the time he reached 40.

因勞累過度,他年方40就心力衰竭。
His strength has been worn down by illness.

由于生病,他的體力削弱了。 wear sb/sth ? down
She knew if she put some pressure on her boyfriend, she would soon wear him down.

她知道只要對她的男朋友稍加壓力,就能很快說服他。
After reasoning with him all afternoon, we finally wore down his opposition.

我們跟他說道理說了整整一個下午,最后他才表示不反對了。
He was sure he would eventually wear down her objections to marrying him.

他確信他最終一定會慢慢說服她,使她答應嫁給他。
He was finally worn down and let her have the book.

他最后終于被說服,把書給了她。 wear sb/sth ? down
Our speaker will soon wear the other speaker down, never fear.

我們的演講者將很快壓倒另一位演講者,不必擔心。
We wore down their opposition after several hours' argument.

經過幾個小時的論戰,我們把他們反對的意見壓下去了。

油漆的光澤有些磨損了。
I bought those new plates cheaply, and the pretty rose pattern has worn off already!

我買的那些新盤子倒是便宜,不過那美麗的玫瑰花花紋已經磨掉了! wear sth ? off
These rough roads soon wear the tread of motorcycle tyres off.

這些崎嶇不平的路很快把摩托車胎面磨平了。
The dishwasher has worn the glaze off the china.

這些瓷器經常用洗碗機清洗,光澤都消失了。
The nap of the coat has been worn off.

外衣上的絨毛已經磨掉了。 wear off
The effects of the drug began to wear off.

藥效開始消退了。
Now that you have taken a pill your headache will soon wear off.

既然你已經服了藥片,你的頭痛很快就會消退的。
He could feel the wound aching again as the effect of the medicine wore off.

隨著藥性漸漸消失,他又感到傷口隱隱作痛。
The pain is wearing off.

疼痛正在消退。
The smell of the new paint will wear off in about a week.

新油漆味一個星期后便消散了。
His displeasure wore off.

他的不愉快心情逐漸消失了。
As she got to know people better her shyness wore off.

當她開始與人們熟悉起來,她就不那么害羞了。
The affection between them has worn off, leaving only a sad memory of endless quarrels.

他們之間的柔情已蕩然無存,留下的只是那充滿無止境的爭吵的痛苦記憶。

當你感到沒趣時,時間過得慢些。
The hours wore on; night came.

時間慢慢地過去,黑夜來臨了。
As the afternoon wore on,I found it more and more difficult to keep awake.

下午過得很慢,我感到越來越難熬。
Winter wore on slowly as she waited for his return.

她等著他的歸來,冬天顯得十分漫長。
As October wore on, the garden lost its fresh colors, and birds quieted down.10

月慢慢過去了,花園失去了鮮艷的色彩,鳥兒也安靜了。
As the evening wore on, she became more and more nervous.

當晚的時間過得很慢,她越來越緊張了。
It will probably get warmer as the day wears on.

當白晝慢慢來臨,天氣大約會暖和一些。
As the years wore on, the man in prison grew old.

年復一年過去了,獄中的人也變老了。 wear sth ? on
The meeting wore on all afternoon.

會議慢吞吞地開了一個下午。 wear on
The battle wore on through the night.

戰斗持續了一整夜。 wear sb ? on
The noise was wearing on him.

喧鬧聲使他感到煩躁。

你為什么要把那些金玩意兒都戴在胳膊上?
She wore a tall hat on her head.

她頭上戴了一頂高帽子。
He was wearing a nameplate upon his left breast.

他左胸前佩戴著一張胸卡。
The badge is worn on the breast.

這徽章戴在胸前。
The ring is worn on the middle finger.

這戒指戴在中指上。
An engagement ring should be worn on the right hand.

訂婚戒指應戴在右手。

這機器即將用壞。
Children's clothes wear out quickly.

孩子們的衣服不耐穿。
Woolen coats look elegant, but they wear out easily.

毛外套看上去很雅致,但它們很不耐穿。
Those thin shoes will wear out quickly.

那些很薄的鞋子很快就會穿破。
This sort of cloth will never wear out.

這種布料永遠也穿不破。 wear sth ? out
The child needs new shoes, he has worn out his present pair.

這孩子需要新鞋,他現在的一雙已經穿壞了。
I have worn my shirt out,I must get another.

我的襯衫穿破了,我得再買一件。
Constant use will wear out any machine.

任何機器不停地使用都會用壞的。
I have already worn these shoes out.

這鞋我已經穿破了。
My shoes are worn out.

我的鞋子穿壞了。
If you treat your coat so roughly, it will be worn out soon.

你如果這么糟蹋你的外套,它很快就不能穿了。
The stockings are so worn out that they can't be mended.

長襪損壞得太厲害,無法織補了。
The machinery is worn out and will have to be replaced.

機器已經報廢,必須要換新的。 wear out
It is better to wear out than rust out.

與其懶死,不如累死。 wear sb/oneself ? out
You wore him out living and now you are wearing him out dead.

他活著的時候你叫他耗盡了心力,他死了你也不放過他。
Climbing stairs wears me out.

爬樓梯爬得我筋疲力盡。
Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.

受窮受苦使他未老先衰。
Don't wear yourself out by playing too hard!

不要玩得太疲倦了!
If you don't stop working, you'll wear yourself out.

如果你再不停止工作的話,你會累壞的。
She keeps wearing herself out for other people.

她總是為他人累得精疲力竭。
It wore me out to cultivate such a big piece of land.

開墾了這么大一片地把我累壞了。
It wears her out to look after small children for a whole day.

一整天照看孩子使她精疲力竭。
I am worn out with the long walk.

我因長途跋涉而非常疲憊。
She had not slept all night and was completely worn out.

她整夜未睡,已經疲憊不堪了。
His work was so exacting that by the end of the day he was worn out.

他的工作十分吃力,到一天過完的時候他已經精疲力竭了。
They were worn out after a long day spent working in the fields.

在地里干了一整天之后,可把他們累壞了。
I am worn out with domestic worry.

我被家庭里的煩惱事弄得疲憊不堪。
Why do I feel worn out after an ordinary day's work at the office?

在辦公室干一天日常工作后,我為什么會感到筋疲力盡呢? wear out
These stains will wear out in the course of time.

時間長了,這些污跡慢慢會褪去的。
After about an hour, my patience began to wear out.

大約一個小時以后,我便忍耐不住了。 wear sb/sth ? out
This group of tourists wore me out with complaints about food, hotels and weather.

這批游客抱怨吃的、住的,還有天氣,讓我煩透了。
I have worn out my patience.

我的忍耐已到極限。 wear out
Winter wears out more slowly every year.

冬天一年比一年難熬。 wear sth ? out
How can we wear out this dull afternoon?

我們怎么能夠挨過這無聊的下午呢?
I hate to think of him wearing out his youth in prison.

想到他要在監獄苦度青春,我心里難受。 wear out
The creases in the jacket will wear out.

上衣上的折痕穿著后會消失。
There are a few creases in the jacket, where it has been folded up in a suitcase, but they will wear out.

短上衣有一些皺痕,那是因為疊在手提箱內的緣故,穿一穿后會消失的。 wear sth ? out
I'm just wearing this old coat out so that I can have a new one sooner.

我穿這件舊外套只不過是想盡快地穿壞它,好買件新的。 wear sb ? out
Let me get at him,I'll soon wear him out!

讓我來對付他,一會兒便把他打趴下! wear sth ? out on sb
“Sit up you fool”, she said,“before I wear this out on you.”

“坐好,你這蠢貨,”她說,“免得我用這些東西來好好教訓你。”
If you don't obey,I'll wear this whip out on you.

你不聽話,我就用這根鞭子把你狠抽一頓。 wear sth ? out
This writer usually uses phrases that were worn out fifty years ago.

這位作家經常使用50年前就過時的短語。 wear out one's welcome
He stayed too late and wore out his welcome.

他呆得太晚,變得不受歡迎。
Why doesn't she learn that she has already worn out her welcome?

她為什么就不明白她已不再受歡迎了呢?
The hot weather has worn out its welcome with all of us.

熱天太長了,我們大家都感到討厭。

經過這么長時間,這只桶的底部終于磨穿了。 wear sth ? through
I've worn through the elbow of this old coat at last.

最后我把這件舊外套的肘部磨出了窟窿。
The knees of these trousers have been completely worn through!

這些褲子的膝蓋已經磨破了!

我的確還有其他的外套,但我現在要盡量穿這件,以便穿破它之后再買件新的。