| 主要翻译 |
| wear thin viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | literal (fabric: become threadbare) (本义，指布料) | 磨薄
mó báo |
| | I've had this jumper so long it's worn thin at the elbows. |
| wear thin viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (excuse, etc.: be overused) (比喻) | 过度使用
guò dù shǐ yòng |
| | Her constant excuses for her tardiness were wearing thin on the boss. |