英语词汇“exhaust”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

exhaustexhaust1 /ɪgˈzɔst/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYexhaust¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire, from haurire to draw off liquid, drain

VERB TABLE

exhaust

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	exhaust
	he, she, it	exhausts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	exhausted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have exhausted
	he, she, it	has exhausted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had exhausted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will exhaust
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have exhausted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am exhausting
	he, she, it	is exhausting
	you, we, they	are exhausting
Past	I, he, she, it	was exhausting
	you, we, they	were exhausting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been exhausting
	he, she, it	has been exhausting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been exhausting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be exhausting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been exhausting

COLLOCATIONS► exhaust a supply/stock/reserve

We are in danger of exhausting the world’s oil supply.

► exhausted the possibilities

We haven’t yet exhausted the possibilities of the technology.

1to make someone very tired: The trip totally exhausted us.it exhausts somebody to do something It exhausts me to think of all the things I have to do before the move.2to use all of something: exhaust a supply/stock/reserve We are in danger of exhausting the world’s oil supply.3to try all the possible options in a situation so that there is nothing left to try: We haven’t yet exhausted the possibilities of the technology.4exhaust a subject/topic to talk about something so much that you have nothing more to say about it: Well, it looks like we’ve exhausted that topic. Let’s move on to the next question. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire, from haurire to draw off liquid, drain]