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单词 exhausted
释义
exhaustedex‧haust‧ed /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd $ -ˈzɒːs-/ ●●○ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • All that's left are some barren hillsides and a couple of exhausted mines.
  • I was exhausted every day when I first started teaching, but I'm used to it now.
  • The exhausted dancers collapsed as they stepped off the stage.
  • The five of them were still exhausted from their 36-hour train ride.
  • The oxygen supply would soon become exhausted.
  • We had been walking for over 20 miles, and we were completely exhausted.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • After two days they found him, an exhausted scarecrow of a figure hardly able to stand.
  • And what sort of pressure could an exhausted waitress apply?
  • But the plot fertility would become exhausted and crops would be poorer.
  • Diminished responsibility did not mean exhausted responsibility, said Lord Taylor.
  • In time, people wore themselves out and peace, of an exhausted sort, was restored.
  • Sometimes it flops to the ground as if exhausted.
  • Sufficient space is available for lexicographers to create an extra four thousand entry-versions per table before the available space is exhausted.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
feeling that you want to sleep or rest: · I was really tired the next day.· the tired faces of the children
extremely tired: · I was exhausted after the long trip home.· He sat down, exhausted.· She immediately fell into an exhausted sleep.
[not before noun] very tired because you have been working hard: · With three small children to care for, she was always worn out.
written tired because you have been travelling, worrying, or doing something for a long time: · weary travellers· a weary sigh· He looks tired and weary after 20 years in office.
formal very tired: · They were too fatigued to continue with the climb.· Because of her illness, she often became fatigued.
[not before noun] very tired and feeling as if all your energy has gone: · Afterwards, he felt drained, both physically and mentally.
[not before noun] informal very tired: · I’m bushed. I think I’ll go to bed early.· I’m beat. I don’t think I’ll go for a run tonight.
British English, pooped American English [not before noun] informal very tired. Knackered is a very informal use – do not use it in polite conversation: · By the time I got home I was absolutely knackered.
[not before noun] British English informal extremely tired: · When I first started teaching, I came home shattered every night.
spoken extremely tired, so that you cannot do anything but sleep: · I was absolutely dead by the time I got home.
Longman Language Activatorwhen there is nothing left
if something is all gone , there is none of it left because it has all been used, eaten, or drunk: · "Are there any cookies left?" "No, they're all gone."· Then Cal lost his job and soon our savings were gone.· I used to feel sorry for her, but my sympathy's all gone now.
if a supply of something important is finished , it has all been used and there is none left: · In this area, emergency food aid is likely to be finished within days.· When that can's finished, there won't be any fuel left.
if there is no more of something or not any more of something, it has all been used or sold: · "Where are the matches?" "We don't have any more."there's no more/there aren't any more: · There's no more sugar. You'll have to get some next time you go out.no more/not any more of: · The store didn't have any more of the dolls, but they might get some in next week.
if there is none left or not any left of something, all of it has been used or sold: there is none left/there is not any left: · Don't eat any more cake or there will be none left for your dad.· There weren't any dresses left in a size 12.there is no wine/milk/fruit etc left: · There's no coffee left. Shall I make some more?
if something that you need runs out , there is none of it left because it has all been used: · Our supplies had run out and all we could do was wait.· I was in a phone box and my money ran out before I'd finished.
if a supply of something is exhausted , there is none of it left; if something that produces a supply is exhausted , there is nothing left in it: · The oxygen supply would soon become exhausted.· All that's left are some barren hillsides and a couple of exhausted mines.
tired after exercise or work
· I usually feel too tired to cook dinner after a day at the office.· We sat down and stretched out our tired legs.· They came back from their long walk, tired but relaxed.· Overly tired drivers can be nearly as dangerous as drunk drivers.get tired (=start to feel tired) · Can we stop soon? I'm getting really tired.
very tired, especially because you have been doing a sport or other hard physical activity, and you have used all your energy: · I was exhausted every day when I first started teaching, but I'm used to it now.· The exhausted dancers collapsed as they stepped off the stage.exhausted from/by: · The five of them were still exhausted from their 36-hour train ride.completely/absolutely exhausted: · We had been walking for over 20 miles, and we were completely exhausted.
very tired, especially after a lot of hard work, physical exercise, or travelling: · Come in and sit down. You look worn out.· The men had been working in the fields all day and they were tired out.tired out/worn out from/by: · Susan and Lloyd were both tired out from feeding, bathing, and putting the children to bed.
British very tired, especially as a result of mental effort or worry: · When he came out of the exam he felt shattered.· I've had a terrible day at the office and I'm absolutely shattered.
written so tired after a very long period of working, travelling, or great mental effort that you feel you can hardly continue with what you are doing: · After the hike the two were so weary they fell asleep immediately.· Snow in Boston closed down the airport, causing even more delays for weary travellers.grow weary: · My head grew weary from trying to follow his arguments.
very tired and feeling as if all your energy has gone, especially as a result of an unpleasant emotional experience, such as being worried, upset, or shocked: · By the end of the day I felt drained, with nothing to show for all my work.· After losing the game, Coach Saylor came to the press conference looking and sounding emotionally drained.
British very tired: · I've been up since four o'clock this morning - I'm absolutely knackered!· When you're training a team sometimes it's good to push them until they're knackered.
American informal very tired: · Wow, I'm pooped. I don't feel like going to the gym tonight.· You look beat - what have you been doing?· Will you excuse me? I'm bushed - I think I'll go to bed.
informal to be so tired that you are almost unable to stay standing: · After fourteen hours of non-stop work I was dead on my feet.· For goodness' sake go home! You look ready to drop.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadverbs
· I was absolutely exhausted by the time we got home.
· Looking after a baby on my own left me feeling totally exhausted.
· After the climb, both men were physically exhausted.
· When I got to the end of my exams I was mentally exhausted.
· She was emotionally exhausted, and the strain was beginning to affect her job.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· We were mentally and physically exhausted.
(=because you were very tired)· He finally woke from an exhausted sleep.
1extremely tired SYN  worn out:  You look absolutely exhausted.exhausted from/by I was exhausted by the journey.► see thesaurus at tiredRegisterIn everyday English, people often say worn out rather than exhausted:· You look worn out.2having or containing no more of a particular thing or substance:  an exhausted coal mineCOLLOCATIONSadverbsabsolutely exhausted· I was absolutely exhausted by the time we got home.totally/completely/utterly exhausted· Looking after a baby on my own left me feeling totally exhausted.physically exhausted· After the climb, both men were physically exhausted.mentally exhausted· When I got to the end of my exams I was mentally exhausted.emotionally exhausted· She was emotionally exhausted, and the strain was beginning to affect her job.
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