Word · Frequency #673
wear
穿着；穿戴
核心释义
The act of having clothes or accessories on your body.
- 1.
物品因使用时间长而导致的外观和/或强度损坏
Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.
- 2.
时尚
Fashion.
- 3.
穿着的
Wearing.
磨损；损耗；时尚；流行款式；物品因使用时间长而导致的外观和/或强度损坏；时尚；穿着的
用法In use
The tires show a lot of wear after that long road trip.
用法提示：此处 wear 为名词，表示“磨损”。
Check the machine parts for wear before you reassemble them.
用法提示：wear 在这里是名词，表示“损耗”。
These shoes are comfortable but they're showing signs of wear.
用法提示：wear 作名词，指“磨损”。
wear and tear
固定搭配，指物品因正常使用而逐渐产生的损耗，属不可数用法。
The sofa is showing signs of wear and tear.
沙发已经显出磨损的痕迹。
show signs of wear
wear 作名词时不可数，常与 show、cause 等动词搭配，表示出现或造成磨损。
The car's tyres are showing signs of wear.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- wear and tear
- （长期使用造成的）磨损，损耗
- These shoes have suffered a lot of wear and tear.这双鞋子已经遭受了很多磨损。
- signs of wear
- 磨损的痕迹，用旧的迹象
- The tablecloth was starting to show signs of wear.桌布开始出现磨损的痕迹。
- casual wear
- 休闲装，便服
- The dress code for the event is casual wear.这次活动的着装要求是休闲装。
- formal wear
- 正装，礼服
- You will need formal wear for the gala dinner.参加晚宴你需要穿正装。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“穿（wear）久了会磨损”：名词 wear 既指穿戴，也指使用造成的损耗，还指时尚穿搭。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常物品、产品说明 这里指物品因长期使用而产生的磨损或损耗，语气通常偏中性，多用于谈论衣物、鞋类、器械等的使用状况及耐用性。
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词，指穿着或耗损的状态
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词在英式发音中都与 wear /weə/ 押韵：air /eə/, bear /beə/, care /keə/, chair /tʃeə/, fair /feə/, hair /heə/。注意 hear /hɪə/、ear /ɪə/、year /jɪə/ 虽然拼写带 -ear，但发音不同；were /wɜː/ 也形近而音异。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.