wearing 音標拼音: [w'ɛrɪŋ]
a . 穿用的,使疲憊的,磨損的
穿用的,使疲憊的,磨損的
wearing adj 1 :
producing exhaustion ; "
an exhausting march "; "
the visit was especially wearing " [
synonym : {
exhausting }, {
tiring },
{
wearing }, {
wearying }]
n 1 : (
geology )
the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (
as by particles washing over it ) [
synonym :
{
erosion }, {
eroding }, {
eating away }, {
wearing }, {
wearing away }]
2 :
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment ;
"
she bought it for everyday wear " [
synonym : {
wear }, {
wearing }]
Wearing \
Wear "
ing \,
a .
Pertaining to ,
or designed for ,
wear ;
as ,
wearing apparel .
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Wearing \
Wear "
ing \,
n .
1 .
The act of one who wears ;
the manner in which a thing wears ;
use ;
conduct ;
consumption .
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Belike he meant to ward ,
and there to see his wearing . --
Latimer .
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2 .
That which is worn ;
clothes ;
garments . [
Obs .]
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Give me my nightly wearing and adieu . --
Shak .
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Wear \
Wear \,
v .
t . [
imp . {
Wore } (
w [=
o ]
r );
p .
p . {
Worn }
(
w [=
o ]
rn );
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 . "
enny `
nai ,
Skr .
vas .
Cf . {
Vest }.]
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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 .
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What compass will you wear your farthingale ? --
Shak .
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On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore ,
Which Jews might kiss ,
and infidels adore . --
Pope .
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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 .
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His innocent gestures wear A meaning half divine . --
Keble .
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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 .
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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 .
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That wicked wight his days doth wear . --
Spenser .
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The waters wear the stones . --
Job xiv .
19 .
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5 .
To cause or make by friction or wasting ;
as ,
to wear a channel ;
to wear a hole .
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6 .
To form or shape by ,
or as by ,
attrition .
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Trials wear us into a liking of what ,
possibly ,
in the first essay ,
displeased us . --
Locke .
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{
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 {
To wear 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 .]
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