Dictionary entry
wear upon
verb
使厌烦；使疲倦
to become tiresome or annoying over time
指某事物因持续而变得令人厌烦
- 1.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
In use
She wore a warm scarf upon her neck.
He wore a badge upon his chest.
The child wore a hat upon his head.
wear upon sth
She wears upon a new coat every day.
她每天都穿上新外套。
be worn upon sth
被动结构表示物品被穿或戴在某处。
The badge is worn upon the uniform.
徽章被佩戴在制服上。
Common mistakes
I wear upon a coat.I put on a coat.
动词短语 'wear upon' 在词典中意为'穿上'，但英语中表示'穿上'的动作通常用 'put on'，而 'wear' 单独使用表示穿着状态。学习者误将 'wear upon' 当作 'put on' 的同义词直接使用，导致不自然。
She wears upon her shoes.She puts on her shoes.
同样，表示将鞋子穿到脚上的动作，标准说法是 'put on'。'wear upon' 虽然词典解释为'穿上'，但在实际英语中不用于此类动作，学习者受汉语字面翻译影响误用。
Connections
Confusing words
- wear out
- 使筋疲力尽；耗尽 · wear out 强调彻底耗尽体力或精力，常指完全用尽；而 wear upon 侧重逐渐消耗耐心或体力，过程更缓慢
Learner notes
Grammar Note
及物动词短语，意为'穿上'。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.