the state of being very tired 筋疲力尽；疲惫不堪 suffering from physical/mental/nervous exhaustion 身体／精神／神经衰弱 Her face was grey with exhaustion. 她疲惫得脸色发白。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1He fell silent, with his head bowed in exhaustion. 他不出声了，脑袋疲惫地耷拉着。 He was hollow-eyed and seemed very close to exhaustion. 他眼眶深陷，看起来几乎要精疲力竭了。 Never had she felt such utter exhaustion. 她从未感到如此的精疲力竭。 She was taken to hospital suffering from exhaustion. 她因虚脱被送往医院。 Suddenly a wave of exhaustion hit him. 一阵疲惫感突然向他袭来。 The rowers were nearing exhaustion. 桨手们近乎筋疲力尽了。 They have been pushed to the brink of exhaustion. 他们几乎被逼到精疲力竭的境地。 Two of the horses collapsed with exhaustion. 有两匹马体力不支倒地。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- pure
- sheer
- …
- suffer from
- feel
- be close to
- …
- in exhaustion
- with exhaustion
- at the point of exhaustion
- to the point of exhaustion
- a state of exhaustion
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- (formal)
the act of using something until it is completely finished 耗尽；用尽；枯竭 the exhaustion of natural resources 自然资源的枯竭
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin exhaustio(n-), from Latin exhaurire ‘drain out’, from ex- ‘out’ + haurire ‘draw (water), drain’.