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VERB
穿;戴;佩戴
When you wear something such as clothes, shoes, or jewellery, you have them on your body or on part of your body.
例句
He was wearing a brown uniform...
他當時穿著褐色的制服。
I sometimes wear contact lenses...
我有時戴隱形眼鏡。
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VERB
留著，蓄著(發、須等)
If you wear your hair or beard in a particular way, you have it cut or styled in that way.
例句
She wore her hair in a long braid...
她梳著一根長辮子。
He wore a full moustache.
他留著濃密的八字須。
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VERB
呈現，流露出（…表情）
If you wear a particular expression, that expression is on your face and shows the emotions that you are feeling.
例句
When we drove through the gates, she wore a look of amazement...
我們駛過大門時，她流露出驚訝的神情。
Millson's face wore a satisfied expression.
米爾森一臉的心滿意足。
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N-UNCOUNT
(特定時候或場合穿的)服裝
You use wear to refer to clothes that are suitable for a certain time or place. For example, evening wear is clothes suitable for the evening.
例句
The shop stocks an extensive range of beach wear...
這家商店備有各式各樣的沙灘服裝。
Bring informal casual wear.
帶上休閑的衣服。
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N-UNCOUNT
耐用性;使用率;使用形式
Wear is the amount or type of use that something has over a period of time.
例句
You'll get more wear out of a hat if you choose one in a neutral colour...
如果你選個中性顏色的帽子，戴的時間會更多一些。
Rugs in the bedrooms got much less wear.
臥室里的小毯子用得少多了。
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N-UNCOUNT
磨損;損壞
Wear is the damage or change that is caused by something being used a lot or for a long time.
例句
...a large, well-upholstered armchair which showed signs of wear.
有磨損痕跡、配墊考究的大扶手椅
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VERB
磨損;用舊
If something wears, it becomes thinner or weaker because it is constantly being used over a long period of time.
例句
The stone steps, dating back to 1855, are beginning to wear...
那些可以追溯到1855年的石階開始出現磨損。
Your horse needs new shoes if the shoe has worn thin or smooth.
如果馬掌磨薄或磨平，就需要換新馬掌了。
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VERB
耐用;耐久
You can use wear to talk about how well something lasts over a period of time. For example, if something wears well, it still seems quite new or useful after a long time or a lot of use.
例句
Casual shoes need to wear well...
休閑鞋得耐穿。
Ten years on, the original concept was wearing well.
10年過去了，原先的概念仍不過時。
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PHRASE
(尤指女性)當家，掌權(英國英語中用wear the trousers)
If one person in a couple, especially the woman, wears the pants, or in British English wears the trousers, they are the one who makes all the decisions.
例句
She may give the impression that she wears the trousers but it's Tim who makes the final decisions.
她讓人覺得是她當家，但實際上是蒂姆說了算。
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PHRASE
（耐心等）逐漸消失
If your patience or temper is wearing thin, you are becoming annoyed and are likely to get angry soon.
例句
Her husband was sympathetic at first but his patience soon wore thin.
一開始她丈夫還抱以同情，可不久就失去耐心了。
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PHRASE
(因聽說的次數太多而)失去趣味，令人厭煩
If you say that something is wearing thin, you mean that people do not find it funny or interesting any more and are becoming annoyed with it, because they have seen or heard it so many times.
例句
Some of Wilson's eccentricities are beginning to wear thin.
人們逐漸對威爾遜的古怪行為失去了興趣。
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PHRASE
勞累的;虛弱的;喝醉的
If you say that someone is the worse for wear, you mean that they are tired, ill, or in a bad state because they have been very active, been through a difficult experience, or been drinking alcohol.
例句
He arrived on January 9, disheveled and much the worse for wear.
他是1月9號到的，蓬頭垢面，疲憊不堪。