"wear thin" 怎么发音
expression
ˈwɛɹ/ /ˈθɪn
WAIR-thin
wɛə/ /θˈɪn
WAIR-thin
释义
To become thin or less strong, often used figuratively to describe patience or excuses becoming weak or running out.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈwɛɹ/ /ˈθɪn
英式英语
wɛə/ /θˈɪn
简化发音
美式
WAIR-thin
英式
WAIR-thin
语境中听
My patience is starting to wear thin.
Their excuses are starting to wear thin.
The teacher’s patience began to wear thin after so many interruptions.
If you keep making the same mistake, my patience will really wear thin.