worn

Word family

x-refthe past participle of wear1 wear的过去分词

worn2 adjectiveadj

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.

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