500 wear out和be worn out
1 wear out 意为“穿破,用坏”,结构为:
wear out+名词
wear+代词 +out
He wore out two pairs of shoes in one mouth. 他在1个月内穿坏了两双鞋。
He has worn them out . 他把它们穿破了。
He has worn out the bike. 他那辆自行车已经骑坏了。
2 be worn out 在形式上是wear out的被动语态,但表示的是状态,意为“穿破了”,用作表语,主语只能是物。
These shoes are worn out . 这些鞋子已经破了。
His shirt was worn out , so he bought a new one. 他的衬衫穿破了,所以他买了一件新的。
提示
be worn out还可表示“精疲力竭”,相当于be very tired, be tired out。
He was worn out after a whole day's work. 工作一整天后他十分疲劳。