wear out

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral
Practica con tarjetas, cuestionarios y audio en WordLoci

Significado: To become unusable through use; to exhaust

磨损;使筋疲力尽
Desgastar; agotar
使い古す、疲れ果てさせる
닳아 못 쓰게 되다, 기진맥진하게 하다

When something becomes damaged from use, or to tire completely.

因使用而损坏,或使人精疲力竭。
Cuando algo se daña por el uso, o cansar completamente.
使用によって物が傷むこと、または完全に疲れさせること。
사용으로 인해 손상되거나, 완전히 지치게 하는 것.
Base verb: wear
Particle: out
Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Ejemplos

  1. These shoes are worn out.
    这双鞋穿破了
    Estos zapatos están desgastados
    この靴はもうボロボロだ
    이 신발은 다 닳았어
  2. The kids wore me out.
    孩子们把我累坏了
    Los niños me agotaron
    子供たちに疲れ果てた
    아이들 때문에 녹초가 됐어
  3. My patience is wearing out.
    我的耐心快耗尽了
    Se me está agotando la paciencia
    私の忍耐も限界だ
    내 인내심이 바닥나고 있어

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: deterioration, exhaustion

Tono: tired

✓ Correcto

  • Worn out
    累坏了、磨破了
    Agotado, desgastado
    くたくた、ボロボロ
    완전히 지쳤어

Origen e historia

From wearing down through friction.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Más de este tema

turn into ★★★★★ To become something different move on ★★★★★ To progress to the next thing; to stop dwelling on the past pick up ★★★★★ To improve or increase take up ★★★★★ To start a new activity or hobby cut down ★★★★★ To reduce the amount of something turn around ★★★★★ To improve a bad situation dramatically
X / Twitter WhatsApp Facebook

More from Change & Development

"wear out" Practica en WordLoci

Tarjetas, cuestionarios, audio y repetición espaciada — todo gratis