"wear on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• （時間）慢慢過去
• 拖延

Definition

用來形容時間慢慢或逐漸過去，常帶有覺得時間變長的感覺。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於形容時間感覺過得特別慢，常出現在無聊或困難的情境中。可正式也可非正式。常見用語如“as the day wore on”。與穿衣服無關。

Examples

As the meeting wore on, people started to get bored.

隨著會議**慢慢過去**，大家開始覺得無聊。

The afternoon wore on and it started to rain.

下午**慢慢過去**，開始下雨了。

His hunger grew as the hours wore on.

隨著時間**慢慢過去**，他越來越餓。

It felt like the night just wore on forever during the blackout.

停電時，感覺夜晚**無止盡的拖延**。

The party got dull as the evening wore on.

隨著夜晚**慢慢過去**，派對變得無聊。

The tension in the room grew as the trial wore on.

庭審**拖延**時，房間裡的緊張氣氛加劇。