英和和英

形容詞

worn out (comparative more worn out, superlative most worn out)

1. Damaged and useless due to hard or continued use.

   That old tractor is worn out.

   • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

     That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls.

2. Exhausted or fatigued from exertion.

   I was worn out after all that work.

   That game was fun, but now I'm all worn out.

同意語

• (damaged due to use): outworn; See also Thesaurus:deteriorated
• (exhausted from exertion): tired: See also Thesaurus:fatigued

動詞

worn out

1. past participle of wear out

   He has worn out his shoes.

参考

• outworn
• wear
• wear away
• wear down
• wear off
• wear thin

アナグラム

• outworn

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈwɔːn.aʊt/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈwɔɹnˌaʊt/
• ハイフネーション: worn‧out

形容詞

worn-out (comparative more worn-out, superlative most worn-out)

1. Damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful.

   Synonyms: outworn; see also Thesaurus:deteriorated

   There is no challenge in fighting a worn-out old man.

   He still wears his old worn-out shoes.

   You can barely read the worn-out logo on those shoes.

   • 1888, Donn Piatt, “The Sales-Lady of the City”, in The Lone Grave of the Shenandoah and Other Tales, Chicago, Ill.; […]: Belford, Clarke & Co., →OCLC, page 91:

     Her feet were frosted from exposure, in her old worn-out shoes, and it was only a question of time as to when she would succumb and be carried to the hospital.

2. Of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion.

   Synonyms: tired; see also Thesaurus:fatigued

   The worn-out soccer players lined up to congratulate the other team.

参考

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アナグラム

• outworn