"wear thin" in Chinese (Simplified)
变薄失去耐心
Definition
变得薄或变弱，常用作比喻，表示耐心或借口逐渐消失或变弱。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于非正式口语和书面语，经常出现如“my patience is wearing thin”（我的耐心正在消耗）。现在多用于比喻意义，不再用来描述真实物体变薄。
Examples
My patience is starting to wear thin.
我的耐心开始**变薄**了。
Their excuses are starting to wear thin.
他们的借口开始**变薄**了。
The teacher’s patience began to wear thin after so many interruptions.
老师的耐心在多次打扰后开始**变薄**。
If you keep making the same mistake, my patience will really wear thin.
如果你一直犯同样的错误，我的耐心真的会**消耗殆尽**。
Sorry, but my sympathy is starting to wear thin.
不好意思，我的同情心开始**变薄**了。
Their promises are starting to wear thin; nobody believes them anymore.
他们的承诺开始**变薄**，没有人再相信他们了。