| 单词 | weathered |
| 释义 | weathered (once / 3266 pages) adj Weathered things are worn by use, time, or weather, like the weathered shingles on a beachside cottage or an elderly man's weathered face. Your favorite sneakers will look weathered by the end of the summer. And, the weathered Canadian flag your brother hung outside your house back when he was a hockey fan should probably be replaced with a Union Jack now that his favorite spectator sport is cricket. Weathered comes from the verb weather, which first meant just "come through safely," before gaining the meaning "wear away by exposure," like the paint on a boat over time. WORD FAMILYweathered: unweathered+/weather: weathered, weathering, weathers USAGE EXAMPLESThe old mixes with the new: Modern architecture is often juxtaposed with weathered wooden structures that appear ancient. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Like the film’s title character, the artist, Tyrus Wong, weathered irrevocable separation from his mother, incarceration, isolation and rigorous interrogation — all as a child. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) It also weathered plummeting oil prices and the surprising outcomes of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election win. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) adj worn by exposure to the weather a house of weathered shingles Syn weather-beaten, weatherworn worn affected by wear; damaged by long use |
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