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穿著,戴,使用,耗损,服装,耐久性穿著,戴,呈现,磨损,磨成,耗损,使疲乏

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Weir \Weir\ (w[=e]r), Wear \Wear\,n. [OE. wer, AS. wer; akin to
   G. wehr, AS. werian to defend, protect, hinder, G. wehren,
   Goth. warjan; and perhaps to E. wary; or cf. Skr. v[.r] to
   check, hinder. [root]142. Cf. {Garret}.]
   1. A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for the
      purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond,
      or the like.

   2. A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a
      stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish.

   3. A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a
      vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, --
      used in measuring the quantity of flowing water.

Wear \Wear\, v. i.
   1. To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear
      the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or
      attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; -- hence,
      sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as,
      a man wears well as an acquaintance.

   2. To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used; to
      suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to
      decay, or be spent, gradually. ``Thus wore out night.''
      --Milton.

            Away, I say; time wears.              --Shak.

            Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou and this
            people that is with thee.             --Ex. xviii.
                                                  18.

            His stock of money began to wear very low. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

            The family . . . wore out in the earlier part of the
            century.                              --Beaconsfield.

   {To wear off}, to pass away by degrees; as, the follies of
      youth wear off with age.

   {To wear on}, to pass on; as, time wears on. --G. Eliot.

   {To wear weary}, to become weary, as by wear, long
      occupation, tedious employment, etc.

Wear \Wear\ (?; 277), n.
   Same as {Weir}.

Wear \Wear\, v. t. [Cf. {Veer}.] (Naut.)
   To cause to go about, as a vessel, by putting the helm up,
   instead of alee as in tacking, so that the vessel's bow is
   turned away from, and her stern is presented to, the wind,
   and, as she turns still farther, her sails fill on the other
   side; to veer.

Wear \Wear\, v. t. [imp. {Wore}; p. p. {Worn}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Wearing}. Before the 15th century wear was a weak verb, the
   imp. & p. p. being {Weared}.] [OE. weren, werien, AS. werian
   to carry, to wear, as arms or clothes; akin to OHG. werien,
   weren, to clothe, Goth. wasjan, L. vestis clothing, vestire
   to clothe, Gr. ?, Skr. vas. Cf. {Vest}.]
   1. To carry or bear upon the person; to bear upon one's self,
      as an article of clothing, decoration, warfare, bondage,
      etc.; to have appendant to one's body; to have on; as, to
      wear a coat; to wear a shackle.

            What compass will you wear your farthingale? --Shak.

            On her white breast a sparkling cross s?? wore,
            Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. --Pope.

   2. To have or exhibit an appearance of, as an aspect or
      manner; to bear; as, she wears a smile on her countenance.
      ``He wears the rose of youth upon him.'' --Shak.

            His innocent gestures wear A meaning half divine.
                                                  --Keble.

   3. To use up by carrying or having upon one's self; hence, to
      consume by use; to waste; to use up; as, to wear clothes
      rapidly.

   4. To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition,
      scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually;
      to cause to lower or disappear; to spend.

            That wicked wight his days doth wear. --Spenser.

            The waters wear the stones.           --Job xiv. 19.

   5. To cause or make by friction or wasting; as, to wear a
      channel; to wear a hole.

   6. To form or shape by, or as by, attrition.

            Trials wear us into a liking of what, possibly, in
            the first essay, displeased us.       --Locke.

   {To wear away}, to consume; to impair, diminish, or destroy,
      by gradual attrition or decay.

   {To wear off}, to diminish or remove by attrition or slow
      decay; as, to wear off the nap of cloth.

   {To wear on or upon}, to wear. [Obs.] ``[I] weared upon my
      gay scarlet gites [gowns.]'' --Chaucer.

   {To wear out}.
      (a) To consume, or render useless, by attrition or decay;
          as, to wear out a coat or a book.
      (b) To consume tediously. ``To wear out miserable days.''
          --Milton.
      (c) To harass; to tire. ``[He] shall wear out the saints
          of the Most High.'' --Dan vii. 25.
      (d) To waste the strength of; as, an old man worn out in
          military service.

   {To wear the breeches}. See under {Breeches}. [Colloq.]

Wear \Wear\, n.
   1. The act of wearing, or the state of being worn;
      consumption by use; diminution by friction; as, the wear
      of a garment.

   2. The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion.

            Motley 's the only wear.              --Shak.

   {Wear and tear}, the loss by wearing, as of machinery in use;
      the loss or injury to which anything is subjected by use,
      accident, etc.

Wear \Wear\, n.
   The result of wearing or use; consumption, diminution, or
   impairment due to use, friction, or the like; as, the wear of
   this coat has been good.

资料来源 : WordNet®

wear
     v 1: be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" [syn: {have
          on}]
     2: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
        [syn: {bear}]
     3: have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude
        or personality; "He always wears a smile"
     4: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction
        wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear off}, {wear out}, {wear
        thin}]
     5: have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain
        way"
     6: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten
        years" [syn: {hold out}, {endure}]
     7: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears
        wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
        [syn: {break}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
     8: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;
        "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear
        upon}, {tire out}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear},
         {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
     9: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He
        put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess
        donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately
        robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: {put on}, {get into},
         {don}, {assume}]
     [also: {worn}, {wore}]

wear
     n 1: impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven
          wear"
     2: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: {clothing},
         {article of clothing}, {vesture}]
     3: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment;
        "she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: {wearing}]
     [also: {worn}, {wore}]