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a feeling of being extremely tired, usually because of hard work or exercise 极度疲劳；极度劳累 physical and mental fatigue 精疲力竭 Driver fatigue was to blame for the accident. 这个事故是驾驶员疲劳所致。 I was dropping with fatigue and could not keep my eyes open. 我快要累倒了，眼睛也睁不开了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1He was crying from cold and fatigue. 他由于寒冷和疲劳而哭了起来。 She had to stop work when fatigue set in. 疲劳袭来时，她不得不停止工作。 The man was shivering with fatigue. 这个男人累得浑身发抖。 The right vitamins help you combat fatigue. 适当服用维生素能够帮你抵抗疲劳。 Tom began to feel fatigue and weakness once more. 汤姆再次开始感到疲惫无力。 Correcting your posture prevents muscle fatigue and injury. 纠正姿势可防止肌肉疲劳与受伤。 conditions such as chronic fatigue, insomnia and depression 慢性疲劳、失眠和抑郁等症状 simple lifestyle strategies to prevent fatigue 防止疲劳的简单生活方式 swimmers who are in a state of extreme fatigue 疲惫不堪的游泳者
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- severe
- growing
- …
- experience
- feel
- suffer from
- …
- set in
- overcome somebody
- from fatigue
- with fatigue
- a feeling of fatigue
- signs of fatigue
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(usually after another noun 通常置于另一名词后 a feeling of not wanting to do a particular activity any longer because you have done too much of it 厌倦 soldiers suffering from battle fatigue 厌战的军人 compassion fatigue (= the inability to feel pity for other people’s suffering any more) brought on by too many charity appeals 过多的慈善呼吁导致的同情疲劳
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weakness in metal or wood caused by repeated bending or stretching （金属或木材的）疲劳 - fatigues[plural]
loose clothes worn by soldiers （士兵穿的）工作服 soldiers in combat fatigues 身穿作战服的军人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- army
- battle
- combat
- …
- in fatigue
- fatigues[plural] (especially North American English)
duties, such as cleaning and cooking, that soldiers have to do, especially as a punishment 士兵杂役（尤指作为惩罚，如做打扫、帮厨） We were all put on cookhouse fatigues for a week. 我们都穿了一周的炊事服。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘task that causes weariness’): from French fatigue (noun), fatiguer (verb), from Latin fatigare ‘tire out’, from ad fatim, affatim ‘to satiety or surfeit’.