| 单词 | enervating |
| 释义 | enervating (once / 8203 pages) adj What do standing out in the cold rain, a pile of homework, and an emotional breakdown all have in common? They're enervating: in other words, they completely drain you of physical and emotional energy. A little different from similar words like debilitating or enfeebling, which primarily suggest physical fatigue; the wonderful enervating implies all that plus the terrible erosion of your soul. Not surprisingly, enervate is derived from the Latin enervatus, meaning "to weaken." WORD FAMILYenervating: enervatingly+/enervate: enervated, enervates, enervating, enervation USAGE EXAMPLESThese and other incidents in a long and enervating season have prompted Bradshaw to step up efforts to deal with tanking. New York Times(Nov 19, 2016) It’s enervating and requires focus — all hands must be on deck. Washington Times(Jul 28, 2016) In this sense, at least, to be a Republican in the Age of Trump is exhilarating, if also enervating. New York Times(Jul 18, 2016) adj causing weakness or debilitation Syn debilitative, enfeebling, weakening debilitating impairing the strength and vitality |
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