詞組講解
1. wear more than one hat ** 身兼數(shù)職
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:戴不止一頂[帽子(hat)]
例 In a small organization such as ours, every member wears more than one hat.
2. wear on sb. *** 使煩躁,使焦躁
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源: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;過于直率
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:將自己的[心臟、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 *** 用舊;磨損
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:磨損[掉(out)]
例 I love these shoes and intend to wear them until they wear out.
5. wear out one's welcome ** (客人)逗留太久或造訪太頻繁而不再受歡迎
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:逐漸消磨別人對自己的[歡迎(welcome)]
例 We should go before we wear out our welcome.
6. wear sb. or sth. down / wear down sb. or sth. *** 使筋疲力盡;克服;磨損
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:某人或某物[向下完全地(down)]被消磨、磨損
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. *** 使筋疲力盡;用壞;用舊
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:讓某人或某物[完全地(out)]被磨損、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.
參考譯文
1. 在一個像我們這樣的小組織里面,每一個成員都身兼數(shù)職。
2. 幾個小時之后,噪聲開始讓我煩躁。
3. 作為一名軍官,你必須學(xué)會感情不外露。
4. 我喜歡這雙鞋,打算一直穿,直到穿破。
5. 我們應(yīng)該在不受歡迎之前離開。
6. 狐貍無情地追著兔子,直到讓它筋疲力盡。
她極力抗拒他的魅力,但是最后他征服了她,并娶了她。
不斷襲來的炮火削弱了叛軍士兵的戰(zhàn)斗意志。
糟糕的路面比正常路面更容易磨損汽車。
7. 每天晚上那樣工作到很晚的話,你最后會把自己累垮的。
大家都知道,牛仔褲穿破了更好看。