Word · Frequency #673
wore
穿；戴
wore is the past of wear (irregular).
to have something on your body as clothing, jewelry, etc.
- 1.
To have on:
穿着；戴着
- 2.
To erode:
磨损；侵蚀
- 3.
To endure:
忍受；耐久；经受
- 4.
To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.
(帆船)顺风转向换舷(船尾迎风,区别于迎风转向)
磨损；磨破；侵蚀；耐久；经久；顺风转向换舷；穿着；戴着；磨损；侵蚀
In use
She usually wears a blue coat in winter.
I have been wearing these glasses for three years.
He wore his new shoes to the party last night.
wear + clothing/accessory
后接衣物、饰品等宾语。
She wears a red dress.
她穿着一件红裙子。
wear + expression
后接表示表情的名词，如smile, frown, expression等。
He wore a worried look.
他面露忧虑。
wear sth out
可分开使用，如wear my shoes out。
I've worn out my shoes.
我把鞋子穿破了。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- wear clothes
- 穿衣服
- She always wears stylish clothes.她总是穿时髦的衣服。
- wear a watch
- 戴手表
- He wears a watch on his left wrist.他左手腕上戴着一块手表。
- wear a smile
- 面带微笑
- She wore a smile all day.她整天面带微笑。
- wear out
- 穿破/磨损
- These shoes are worn out.这双鞋穿破了。
- wear glasses
- 戴眼镜
- He wears glasses for reading.他戴眼镜看书。
- wear makeup
- 化妆
Learner notes
Memory Tip
‘wear’记忆：穿衣戴帽用‘wear’，磨损折旧也是它，联想衣服穿久变旧。
Context & Register
通常用于穿着或佩戴物品的语境，属于中性语域，在口语和书面语中都很常见。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时意为‘穿着’，作不及物动词时意为‘耐用、磨损’等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'wear': bear, pear, tear, swear; also 'care' and 'share' share the same vowel sound but are spelled with 'are'.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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