| 释义 |
wear thin be gradually used up or become less convincing or acceptable 穿薄, 用薄; 逐渐消失; 失去说服力, 变得不可接受： his patience was wearing thin 他逐渐失去耐心了 the joke had started to wear thin. 那个笑话已开始失去吸引力了。 wear ˈthinto begin to become weaker or less acceptable开始变弱；变得不受欢迎；变得兴趣索然These excuses are wearing a little thin(= because we've heard them so many times before).这些托辞让人听得有点儿腻烦。wear thin1. become thin from use 变薄；磨薄 * His old pair of pants has worn thin at the knees. 他旧裤子的膝盖处已经磨薄了。2. decrease; grow less or less interesting 减少；渐渐变得无趣味 * The joke began to wear thin when you heard it too many times. 这个笑话听过好几遍以后就没有什么趣味了。 |