单词 | tired |
释义 | tired (taɪəʳd ) 1. adjective A1 If you are tired, you feel that you want to rest or sleep. Michael is tired and he has to rest after his long trip. Synonyms: exhausted, fatigued, weary, spent tiredness uncountable noun B1 He had to cancel some engagements because of tiredness. 2. adjective A1 You can describe a part of your body as tired if it looks or feels as if you need to rest it or to sleep. Cucumber is good for soothing tired eyes. My arms are tired, and my back is tense. 3. adjective B1+ If you are tired of something, you do not want it to continue because you are bored of it or unhappy with it. I am tired of all the speculation. [+ of] I was tired of being a bookkeeper. [+ of] Synonyms: bored, fed up, weary, sick [informal] 4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe something as tired, you are critical of it because you have heard it or seen it many times. [disapproval] I didn't want to hear another one of his tired excuses. What we see at Westminster is a tired old ritual. Synonyms: hackneyed, stale, well-worn, old Collocations: tired feet Lives up to claim of soothing tired feet and after applying overnight just once it left skin feeling smooth and on the road to recovery. The Sun Tired feet shuffle forward while thoughts turn to the funeral this afternoon. Times, Sunday Times We were served green tea while soaking our tired feet in a scented footbath. The Sun Paths link the gardens together, but if you have tired feet, the miniature steam railway will take you through the estate. Times, Sunday Times A thick sea of mud covered much of the grounds and clung to tired feet and tattered clothes, encroaching even on prisoners' dreams. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 累了的 Japanese: 疲れた |
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