Harriet interviewed a hairdresser whose salon floor had been worn out – damaged by continual use, after being walked on again and again as the woman cut people's hair.

哈里特采访了一位理发师，她沙龙地板已经被磨损，即因长时间使用而被损坏。因为她为别人理发时一遍又一遍地走过这块地面。

Even with protective enamel ridges, these teeth would gradually have worn down.

即使是有保护釉质脊，这些牙齿也会逐渐被磨损。

Sand is made from a natural process called erosion, which is when something is slowly worn away by some sort of natural force like wind, water, or just the wear and tear of animal traffic.

沙子是由一种称为侵蚀自然过程造成，在这种过程中，某些物体会被某种自然力，例如风、水或动物移动磨损而被缓慢侵蚀。

In the laser room, in 10 or 11 seconds, the jeans were as faded and destroyed as my old shrink-to-fit 501s after three years of hard living.

在激室里，在10或11秒内，牛仔裤被褪色、磨损，就像我旧经过三年不停穿着收缩到合适尺寸501牛仔裤一样。

And actually since I spent 50,000 on upkeep, all of the wear and tear was made up for, with my upkeep.

实际上由于我花了50 000美元做维护，银行所有磨损都被修复了。

The outer layers of the volcano were worn away, until the hard core stood completely exposed.

火山外层被磨损，直到硬核完全暴露在外。

Four little chests all in a row, Dim with dust, and worn by time, Four women, taught by weal and woe To love and labor in their prime.

四个小箱子排成一排， 灰蒙蒙，被时间磨损了， 四个女人，在幸福和痛苦中学会了在她们青春期去爱和劳动。

If something is " frayed, " it is coming apart.

如果某物被“磨损”，它就会散架。

So was it possible their telomeres were worn down as well?

那么有没有可能他们端粒也被磨损了呢？

Worn by cookies as cool as butter.

被饼干磨损就像黄油一样凉爽。

Does the trophy still shine, or have all the fingerprints dinged it a little bit?

奖杯旧闪耀，还是已经被无数指纹稍稍磨损了呢？

I have been dissolved and shaken, worn other people's faces.

我已被消解、被震动，磨损了别人脸。

Taking in the lines of ants that bustled back and forth along a well-worn path.

观察着蚂蚁沿着一条被磨损小路来来往往队伍。

Each of us would then refer to a confused heap of papers at his side, which had been thrown into drawers, worn into holes in pockets, half burnt in lighting candles, stuck for weeks into the looking-glass, and otherwise damaged.

然后我们每个人都会提到他身边一堆乱七八糟文件，这些文件被扔进了抽屉，被磨损在口袋里洞里，在点蜡烛时烧了一半，在镜子里粘了几个星期，还有其他损坏。

The explanation, no doubt, is that the littoral and sub-littoral deposits are continually worn away, as soon as they are brought up by the slow and gradual rising of the land within the grinding action of the coast-waves.

毫无疑问，解释是沿海和近海沉积物不断被磨损，一旦它们在海岸波浪研磨作用下缓慢而逐渐上升陆地被带上来。

And yet when we look into any of her operations that lie within reach of our minds, we learn that no particle of her material is wasted or worn out.

然而，当我们深入研究她任何操作时， 我们就会发现， 她任何材料都没有被浪费或磨损。

If their teeth aren't brushed, then, goodness me, the plaque that will build up, the acid in their mouth that won't be neutralised, their enamel will be worn away.

如果他们牙齿没有刷，天哪， 牙菌斑就会堆积起来，口腔中酸性物质无法被中和，牙釉质也会被磨损。

Instead of something that's going to eventually wear out or be thrown away or have to sit in a warehouse at some point.

而不是那些最终会磨损、被丢弃或不得不在某时存放在仓库里东西。

A 2007 study looked at 200 people with knee pain from osteoarthritis, where the cartilage that cushions the bones is worn away.

2007 年一项研究调查了 200 名因骨关节炎导致膝盖疼痛人，其中缓冲骨骼软骨被磨损。

But then if you're continually getting beat down, like you just get worn down where you're just like, okay, I'm done.

但如果持续遭受打击，就像你被逐渐磨损， 直到感觉“好吧，我受够了” 。