動詞 wear out:

1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   同義詞：tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
2. go to pieces
   同義詞：break, wear, bust, fall apart
3. deteriorate through use or stress
   同義詞：wear, wear off, wear down, wear thin

1. After half an hour, his patience began to wear out.
   不到半小時后，他開始有點忍耐不住了。
2. The machine will soon wear out.
   這機器即將用壞。
3. Better to wear out than rust out.
   [諺]與其銹壞，不如用壞。
4. Her shoes wore out quickly.
   她的鞋子很快就穿破了。