worn

Word family  noun wear underwear wearer adjective wearing worn verb wear

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++worn1 /wɔːn $ wɔːrn/ verb  x-refthe past participle of wear1 wear的过去分词worn2 ●○○ adjective  1  CONDITION/STATE OF somethinga worn object is old and damaged, especially because it has been used a lot 〔物品〕用旧的，用坏的，又旧又破的 a worn patch on the carpet 地毯上一小块磨破的地方 well worn stone steps 残破的石阶2. TIREDsomeone who looks worn seems tired 疲倦的；筋疲力尽的

Examples from the Corpus

worn• The brake pads are very worn.• Lying on the hospital bed, Pete looked worn and fragile.• We used to cut up worn blankets to make sleeping bags for the children.• A worn braid feels rough and is best cut away and the line joined by a blood knot.• The cement floor was covered by a worn brown linoleum.• The worn crazy paving provides a soft and very unobtrusive backdrop.• Paula handed me several worn dollar bills.• There was a worn Persian rug on the parquet floor.• He thought he could hear footsteps now, nailed boots scuffing on worn stone.• A second woman was folding worn sweaters and putting them away in a scratched wardrobe.

worn1 verbworn2 adjectiveChinese  

past Corpus wear1 the of participle

worn

I

worn¹ /wɔːn $ wɔːrn/
the past participle of wear¹

II

worn² adjective1. a worn object is old and damaged, especially because it has been used a lot:
    a worn patch on the carpet
    well worn stone steps
2. someone who looks worn seems tired

wornBrE /wɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /wɔːrn/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (of a thing 物品) damaged or thinner than normal because it is old and has been used a lot 用坏的；用旧的；磨薄的◆an old pair of worn jeans一条破旧的牛仔裤◆The stone steps were worn and broken. 这些石头台阶被磨平破裂了。🔊🔊  ➡  see also well worn (of a person 人) looking very tired 疲惫的；筋疲力尽的 SYN weary ◆She came out of the ordeal looking thin and worn. 她经历过这场苦难后显得憔悴不堪。🔊🔊  ➡  see also wear