89 WEAR: 穿，戴；消磨，磨损

词组讲解

1. wear more than one hat ** 身兼数职

解 习语；词义溯源：戴不止一顶［帽子（hat）］

例 In a small organization such as ours, every member wears more than one hat.

2. wear on sb. *** 使烦躁，使焦躁

解 短语动词；词义溯源：消磨某人的精力

例 After a few hours, the noise began to wear on me.

3. wear one's heart on one's sleeve ** 感情外露；过于直率

解 习语；词义溯源：将自己的［心脏、感情（heart）］放在［袖子（sleeve）］［上（on）］

例 As a military officer you must learn not to wear your heart on your sleeve.

4. wear out *** 用旧；磨损

解 短语动词；词义溯源：磨损［掉（out）］

例 I love these shoes and intend to wear them until they wear out.

5. wear out one's welcome ** （客人）逗留太久或造访太频繁而不再受欢迎

解 习语；词义溯源：逐渐消磨别人对自己的［欢迎（welcome）］

例 We should go before we wear out our welcome.

6. wear sb. or sth. down / wear down sb. or sth. *** 使筋疲力尽；克服；磨损

解 短语动词；词义溯源：某人或某物［向下完全地（down）］被消磨、磨损

例 The fox relentlessly pursued the rabbit until he had worn it down.

She strongly resisted his charm, but eventually he wore her down and married her.

Non-stop artillery barrages wore down the rebel soldiers' will to fight.

The terrible condition of our roads wears down our cars earlier than usual.

7. wear sb. or sth. out / wear out sb. or sth. *** 使筋疲力尽；用坏；用旧

解 短语动词；词义溯源：让某人或某物［完全地（out）］被磨损、消磨

例 Keep working late every night like that and you'll end up wearing yourself out.

Everybody knows that jeans look better once you've worn them out.

参考译文

1. 在一个像我们这样的小组织里面，每一个成员都身兼数职。

2. 几个小时之后，噪声开始让我烦躁。

3. 作为一名军官，你必须学会感情不外露。

4. 我喜欢这双鞋，打算一直穿，直到穿破。

5. 我们应该在不受欢迎之前离开。

6. 狐狸无情地追着兔子，直到让它筋疲力尽。

她极力抗拒他的魅力，但是最后他征服了她，并娶了她。

不断袭来的炮火削弱了叛军士兵的战斗意志。

糟糕的路面比正常路面更容易磨损汽车。

7. 每天晚上那样工作到很晚的话，你最后会把自己累垮的。

大家都知道，牛仔裤穿破了更好看。