tired adj. ⇨tired1 (feel tired)⇨tired2 (tired old jokes)tired1
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feel tired感到疲倦tired old jokes老掉牙的笑话tired ♦︎ exhausted ♦︎ drained ♦︎ weary ♦︎ sleepy ♦︎ drowsy ♦︎ worn out ♦︎ shattered ♦︎ pooped ♦︎ fatiguedThese words all describe sb who needs to sleep or rest.这些词均表示疲倦的、疲劳的、困倦的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达疲倦的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆tired / exhausted / weary / sleepy / drowsy / worn out / pooped from sth◆tired / worn / pooped out◆to feel tired / exhausted / drained / weary / sleepy / drowsy / worn out / shattered / fatigued◆to look tired / exhausted / drained / weary / sleepy / worn out / shattered / pooped / fatigued◆to sound tired / exhausted / weary / sleepy◆to leave sb tired / exhausted / drained◆to make sb sleepy / drowsy◆very / a little tired / weary / sleepy / drowsy◆quite tired / sleepy / drowsy / worn out◆completely / totally / utterly exhausted / drained◆physically / mentally tired / exhausted / drained■tiredfeeling that you would like to sleep or rest; needing rest疲倦的;疲劳的;困倦的◆I'm too tired even to think.我累得甚至无法思考。◆They were cold, hungry and tired out(= very tired).他们又冷又饿,疲惫不堪。◆The words danced on the page before his tired eyes.他太疲惫了,觉得页面上的文字在眼前跳舞。■exhausted ɪgˈzɔːstɪd extremely tired筋疲力尽的;疲惫不堪的◆I'm exhausted!我累死了!◆The exhausted climbers were rescued by helicopter.筋疲力尽的登山者被直升机救出。▸exhaustion ɪgˈzɔːstʃən
noun
[uncountable] ◆Her face was grey with exhaustion.她疲惫得脸色发白。■drained [not usually before noun] very tired because you have used up all your physical, mental or emotional energy精疲力竭;无精打采◆He suddenly felt totally drained.他突然感到精疲力竭。◆The experience left her physically and emotionally drained.这段经历使她身心俱疲。■weary ˈwɪəri; NAmEˈwɪri (ratherformal) very tired, especially after you have been working hard or doing sth for a long time(尤指长时间工作后)疲劳的,疲倦的,疲惫的◆She suddenly felt old and weary.她突然感到了衰老和疲倦。◆He gave a long, weary sigh.他疲倦地长叹一声。▸wearily
adverb
◆He closed his eyes wearily.他疲倦地合上双眼。■sleepyneeding sleep; ready to go to sleep困倦的;瞌睡的◆The heat and the wine made him sleepy.周围暖洋洋的,又喝了酒,他感觉昏昏欲睡。▸sleepily
adverb
◆She yawned sleepily.她困得打了个哈欠。■drowsyˈdraʊzi almost asleep; making you feel relaxed and sleepy困倦的;昏昏欲睡的;使变得慵懒的◆The tablets may make you feel drowsy.这药片可能会使你昏昏欲睡。◆She lay in the sun all through the long, drowsy afternoon.整个悠长、慵懒的下午她都躺着晒太阳。▸drowsiness
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[uncountable] ◆The drugs tend to cause drowsiness.这些药往往会使人昏昏欲睡。■ˌworn ˈout [not usually before noun] (ratherinformal) very tired, especially as a result of hard work or physical exercise(尤因辛劳工作或做体育锻炼)疲惫,筋疲力尽◆Can we sit down? I'm worn out.我们能坐下吗?我累坏了。■shattered [not usually before noun] (BrE, informal) extremely tired筋疲力尽;疲惫不堪◆By the end of the day I was absolutely shattered.那天结束的时候,我彻底累垮了。■pooped puːpt ( ˌpooped ˈout) [not usually before noun] (NAmE, informal) extremely tired筋疲力尽;疲惫不堪◆I'm pooped!累死我了!■fatigued fəˈtiːgd [not usually before noun] (formal) very tired, both physically and mentally身心交瘁;精疲力竭◆The troops were already fatigued from the long forced march.长途强行军使士兵都已非常疲惫。▸fatigue
noun
[uncountable] ◆Driver fatigue was to blame for the accident.这个事故是驾驶员疲劳所致。tired2
adjective
feel tired感到疲倦tired old jokes老掉牙的笑话➡ See also the entry for lacklustre另见lacklustre条tired ♦︎ corny ♦︎ trite ♦︎ stale ♦︎ hackneyed ♦︎ clichédThese words all describe things, especially language, that are uninteresting because they have been used too much.这些词均表示事物,尤其是语言了无新意的、陈腐的、陈词滥调的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a tired / trite / hackneyed / clichéd phrase◆tired / corny / stale jokes◆trite / clichéd words◆to sound corny / trite / clichéd◆a bit corny / stale / hackneyed / clichéd◆rather trite / clichéd■tiredsaid or written so often that it has lost interest, meaning or humour陈旧的;陈腐的;陈词滥调的◆He began with a few tired old jokes.他开头时讲了几个老掉牙的笑话。◆It's the same tired advice that was given to my mother.这跟给我妈妈的老掉牙的建议一样。■corny ˈkɔːni; NAmEˈkɔːrni (informal) used too often to be interesting or to sound sincere陈旧的;过时的;老生常谈的◆I know it may sound corny but it happens to be true.我知道这听起来可能很老套,但这的确是真的。◆You sound like someone out of a corny film!你说话像是老电影里面的人!ⓘ Corny is used especially to describe jokes, stories, films and the situations and emotions shown in them. * corny尤用于修饰笑话、故事、电影和其中表现的情景和情感。■tritetraɪt said or written so often that it has lost interest or meaning陈旧的;陈腐的;陈词滥调的◆It is a trite observation that there is no such thing as a standard of international law.认为世上没有国际法标准的说法是陈旧的言论。NOTE辨析 Tired or trite?Tiredphrases, jokes and advice make the listener feel bored; triteobservations, questions and remarks make the listener feel contemptuous(= lacking respect). * tired形容phrase、joke和advice时指令人感到厌烦;trite形容observation、 question和remark时指令人蔑视、轻慢。■staleno longer interesting or exciting because it has been said or done too many times before陈腐的;没有新意的;老掉牙的◆What had seemed fresh and exciting at first was now stale and predictable.起初看起来新鲜和令人兴奋的东西现在已经老套乏味了。■hackneyed ˈhæknid (of a phrase or idea) used too often and therefore boring(措辞或想法)陈腐的◆The artist should be careful to avoid hackneyed subjects.艺术家应该小心避免老生常谈的主题。■clichédˈkliːʃeɪd; NAmEkliːˈʃeɪd(of a phrase or idea) used so often that it no longer has any meaning(措辞或想法)陈旧的,陈腐的,失去意义的◆The song is as clichéd as its title.这首歌像它的名字一样老套。