单词 | fatigue |
释义 | Word Frequency fatigue(fəˈtiːɡ) noun 1. physical or mental exhaustion due to exertion 2. a tiring activity or effort 3. physiology the temporary inability of an organ or part to respond to a stimulus because of overactivity 4. the progressive cracking of a material subjected to alternating stresses, esp vibrations 5. the temporary inability to respond to a situation or perform a function, because of overexposure or overactivity compassion fatigue 6. a. any of the mainly domestic duties performed by military personnel, esp as a punishment b. (as modifier) fatigue duties 7. (plural) special clothing worn by military personnel to carry out such duties verbWord forms: -tigues, -tiguing or -tigued 8. to make or become weary or exhausted 9. to crack or break (a material or part) by inducing fluctuating stresses in it, or (of a metal or part) to become weakened or fail as a result of fluctuating stresses Derived forms fatigable (ˈfætɪɡəbəl) adjective fatigueless (faˈtigueless) adjective Word origin C17: from French, from fatiguer to tire, from Latin fatīgāre |
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