English | Chinese |
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wear [wore, worn, wearing, wears] (to erode due to use) verb [UK: weə(r)] [US: ˈwer] | 磨 /mó/verb 磨損 /mósǔn/verb |
wear [wore, worn, wearing, wears] (to have on (clothes)) verb [UK: weə(r)] [US: ˈwer] | 戴 /dài/verb 穿 /chuān/verb |
wear and tear (damage or depreciation) noun [UK: weə(r) ənd ˈtɪə(r)] [US: ˈwer ænd ˈtɪr] | 磨损 /mósǔn/noun 磨損noun |
wear down (to cause physical or mental fatigue) verb [UK: weə(r) daʊn] [US: ˈwer ˈdaʊn] | 使厌烦 /shǐ yànfán/verb 使厭煩verb 使疲劳 /shǐ píláo/verb 使疲勞verb |
wear one's heart on one's sleeve (to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions) verb [UK: weə(r) wʌnz hɑːt ɒn wʌnz sliːv] [US: ˈwer wʌnz ˈhɑːrt ɑːn wʌnz sˈliːv] | 坦率 /tǎnshuài/verb |
wear the trousers (to be the dominant partner) verb [UK: weə(r) ðə ˈtraʊ.zəz] [US: ˈwer ðə ˈtraʊ.zərz] | 当家verb 掌权verb |
casualwear (clothing for non-formal occasions) noun | 便服 /biànfú/noun |
footwear (item of clothing that is worn on the foot) noun [UK: ˈfʊ.tweə(r)] [US: ˈfʊ.ˌtwer] | 鞋子 /xiézi/noun 鞋履 /xiélǚ/noun 鞋类 /xiélèi/noun 鞋袜 /xiéwà/noun 鞋襪noun 鞋類noun |
hard-wearing (wear-resistant) adjective [UK: hɑːd ˈweər.ɪŋ] [US: ˈhɑːrd ˈwer.ɪŋ] | 經穿的adjective 经穿的 /jīngchuānde/adjective 耐磨的 /nàimóde/adjective 耐磨耐穿的 /nàimónàichuānde/adjective |
if the shoe fits, wear it (idiomatic) phrase | 對號入座phrase |
knitwear (knitted garments) noun [UK: ˈnɪ.tweə(r)] [US: ˈnɪ.ˌtwer] | 針織品noun 针织品 /zhēnzhīpǐn/noun |
long underwear (two-piece underwear) noun | 保暖內衣noun |
pinky swear (swear (promise) with the pinky fingers entwined) verb | 拉钩 /lā gōu/verb |
sportswear [sportswears] (casual clothing for sport or excercise) noun [UK: ˈspɔːt.sweə(r)] [US: ˈspɔːrt.ˌswer] | 运动服 /yùndòngfú/noun 運動服noun |
swear [swore, sworn, swearing, swears] (to curse, to use offensive language) verb [UK: sweə(r)] [US: ˈswer] | 丑诋 /chǒudǐ/verb 咒罵verb 咒骂 /zhòumà/verb 罵人verb 醜詆verb 骂人 /màrén/verb |