wear and tear

短语
大学

磨损

发音

其它 /ˈwɛəɹ ən ˈtɛəɹ/
US /ˈwɛəɹ ən ˈtɛəɹ/

词形变化

wears and tears 三单 wearing and tearing 现在分词 wore and tore 过去式 worn and torn 过去式 worn and torn 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use (normally as something excluded from a guarantee or warranty of quality, or as justifying a write-down in a set of accounts).

    磨损

    不可数

    The washing machine flooded the basement due to wear and tear, so Margaret was not eligible for insurance.

v.
  1. 1.

    To damage in this manner.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To be damaged in this manner.

    不及物

    […] long john underwear, heavy socks, rubber boots, thick flannel shirts, oilskins — it all wore and tore and sprung holes from the hard use of battling storm and bad weather.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

depreciation

下位词 2

write-off write-down