应邀去听了一个教授的讲座，刚听到一半 Lawrence 小声地对我们说道 : "She's very wearing when she talks on and on." 然后就拉着我们走了。同行的小刘有点儿不明所以，原来他是没搞明白"very wearing"的含义。

大家可别傻傻地从字面上想成是“很爱打扮”什么的，"wearing"当动词讲才是"穿着打扮"，而当形容词用时则是“某人或某事令人感到厌烦或疲惫”的意思，所以刚才 Lawrence 是在说"她唠唠叨叨地讲个不停，真是太烦人了。"

very wearing / rather wearing

令人精疲力竭的; 使人疲倦的; 令人厌烦的;

【En】

making you feel tired or annoyed. If you say that a situation or activity is wearing, you mean that it requires a lot of energy and makes you feel mentally or physically tired.

如果你说一种情况或一项活动很wearing，你的意思是它需要大量的精力，使你感到身心疲惫。

● Taking care of children can be wearing.

照顾孩子可是件累人的差事。

● She finds the continual confrontation very wearing.

她发现持续的对峙让人精疲力竭。

● Being in demand can be rather wearing.

受欢迎也可能是件累人的事。

【Scenario Example 场景示例】

● It's a very wearing job.

这可是个很累人的工作。

● Kids of that age can be very wearing, can't they?

那个年龄的孩子可能很烦人，不是吗?

● Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.

阅读小字体太费眼睛了。

● The constant arguments at home are very wearing.

家里不断地争吵令人厌烦。

● I find her constant questions and chatter rather wearing.

我觉得她那没完没了的问题和喋喋不休真是令人厌烦。

● It is a lengthy and wearing process.

这是一个漫长而又令人厌烦的过程。

● The old lady finds shopping very wearing.

这个老太太觉得买东西很烦人。

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