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careworn

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++care·worn /ˈkeəwɔːn $ ˈkerwɔːrn/ adjective  WORRIEDlooking sad, worried, and tired 饱经忧患的,因操心而憔悴的 a careworn expression 忧伤的表情
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carewornSwallow looks tired and careworn and slightly seedy.He was pale, but his careworn expression could not disguise the malice in his eyes.a careworn faceBenjamin walked back to get him, his old face looking more haggard and careworn than usual.Staples has a reedy, careworn voice that is oddly uplifting, and his music has a country sense of space.Or stretch her limbs and laugh at the careworn ways of her elders?
care·worn adjectiveChineseSyllable
looking Corpus and tired sad, worried,


careworn
careworn /ˈkeəwɔːn $ ˈkerwɔːrn/ adjective
looking sad, worried, and tired:
    a careworn expression


care·wornBrE /ˈkeəwɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkerwɔːrn/ 🔊 adjectivelooking tired because you have a lot of worries 忧虑憔悴的