wear down

yıpratmak, bitkin düşürmek

Birini zamanla bedenen veya zihnen çok yorgun hale getirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To gradually make someone very tired in their body or mind.

• The long hours wear me down.
• Months of worry wore him down.
• She felt worn down by the constant noise.

Nasıl kullanılır: wear someone down (Working nights has worn her down.)

Eş anlamlılar: exhaust, tire out, drain

Zıt anlamlılar: energize, refresh

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: wear someone down, wear down someone

direncini kırmak, pes ettirmek

Birini, sonunda pes edene veya karşı koyamaz hale gelene kadar zorlamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To keep trying until someone gives in or can no longer fight against you.

• The children kept asking and wore me down.
• Repeated attacks wore down the enemy's defenses.
• She finally wore him down and he agreed to help.

Nasıl kullanılır: wear someone down (They wore him down with repeated requests.)

Eş anlamlılar: overcome, break down

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: wear someone down, wear down resistance

aşındırmak, aşınmak

Sürtünme veya kullanım sonucu küçülmek ya da pürüzsüzleşmek; bir şeyi bu hale getirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make something smaller or smoother through repeated rubbing or use, or become smaller this way.

• The soles wear down quickly.
• Years of footsteps wore down the stone steps.
• Grinding your teeth can wear them down.

Nasıl kullanılır: wear something down (Flowing water wears the rocks down.)

Eş anlamlılar: erode, abrade

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: wear down something, wear something down, wear down slowly