词汇 | wear thin |
释义 | wear thin 1 : to become weak or ineffective开始变弱;逐渐失去作用 I'd been waiting almost an hour, and my patience was wearing thin. [=I was losing patience; I was beginning to get annoyed/upset]我等了近一个小时,开始失去耐心了。 2 : to become ineffective or uninteresting because of being too familiar or used too often(因太熟悉或常用而)失去吸引力,变得索然无味 The comedy's plot relies on a case of mistaken identity, but the joke wears thin.这出喜剧的情节依赖于角色错位,但是里面的笑料已经失去吸引力了。 His charm is beginning to wear thin.他的魅力开始消失。 3 : to become thin because of use穿薄;用薄 The rug by the door is wearing thin and needs to be replaced.门口的小地毯变得越来越薄了,需要换新的。 wear |
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