"wear thin" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 變薄
• 失去耐心

Definition

變得薄弱，常用於比喻，指耐心或藉口逐漸消失或變得脆弱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於口語和非正式書寫中，如'my patience is wearing thin'。現代只用作比喻，不指實際物品變薄。

Examples

My patience is starting to wear thin.

我的耐心開始**變薄**了。

Their excuses are starting to wear thin.

他們的藉口開始**變薄**了。

The teacher’s patience began to wear thin after so many interruptions.

老師的耐心在多次打擾後開始**變薄**。

If you keep making the same mistake, my patience will really wear thin.

如果你一直犯同樣的錯誤，我的耐心真的會**消耗殆盡**。

Sorry, but my sympathy is starting to wear thin.

不好意思，我的同情心開始**變薄**了。

Their promises are starting to wear thin; nobody believes them anymore.

他們的承諾開始**變薄**，沒有人再相信他們了。