tire
verb [intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they tire | |
he / she / it tires | |
past simple tired | |
past participle tired | |
-ing form tiring |
- tire (somebody)
to become tired and feel as if you want to sleep or rest; to make somebody feel this way (使)疲劳,疲倦,困倦 Her legs were beginning to tire. 她的双腿开始感到累了。 He has made a good recovery but still tires easily. 他已康复得不错,但仍然容易感到疲劳。 Walking even a short distance tires him. 即使走很短的距离也会让他疲惫不堪。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2She found herself tiring more quickly these days. 她觉得自己最近更容易疲倦。 Long conversations tired her. 长谈让她感到疲倦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- quickly
- eventually
- …
- begin to
Word Originverb Old English tēorian ‘fail, come to an end’, also ‘become physically exhausted’, of unknown origin.