| 释义 |
tire /ˈtaɪə(r)/ ► SEE ALLtire of sb/sthtire of doing sthtire sb outtire yourself out●ˈtire of sb/sth●ˈtire of doing sthto become bored with sb/sth or begin to enjoy them/it less 对…感到厌倦；对…腻烦◆They soon tired of the beach and went for a walk.
他们很快就觉得海滩腻味了，便去散步。[v + prep]
 ●never tire of doing sthto do sth a lot, especially in a way that annoys people 没完没了地做某事◆Jack travelled all over the world when he was a student, as he never tires of telling us.
杰克在学生时代就周游了世界，他总是不厌其烦地跟我们说起这事儿。●ˌtire sb ˈout 🔑●ˌtire yourself ˈout 🔑to make sb/yourself feel very tired （使）筋疲力尽，疲惫不堪◆I took the children to the beach to tire them out.
我把孩子们带到海滩去让他们玩到累。◆Try not to tire yourself out too soon in the race.
赛跑时尽量不要过早地把力气用光。SYN wear sb/yourself out (with sth) [v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] (less frequent) ▸ ˌtired ˈout adjective
very tired 筋疲力尽的；疲乏不堪的◆We finally reached home tired out.
我们终于回到家了，疲惫不堪。 ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析tire sb/yourself out
exhaust sb/yourself ◇ poop sb out ◇ tire sb/yourself out ◇ wear sb/yourself out
These verbs all mean to make sb / yourself feel tired and want to sleep or rest. 这些动词都表示使筋疲力尽、使疲惫不堪、使极度疲劳。
exhaust sb / yourself
to make sb / yourself feel very tired 使筋疲力尽；使疲惫不堪Even a short walk exhausted her. 即便走一小段路也把她累得不行。There's no need to exhaust yourself cleaning up—we'll do it. 你没必要受累去打扫——我们来干。
poop sb out (NAmE, informal)
to make sb feel very tired 使筋疲力尽；使疲惫不堪That walk really pooped me out! 走那段路确实累得我够呛！
tire sb / yourself out
to make sb / yourself feel very tired 使筋疲力尽；使疲惫不堪Working twelve hour shifts would really tire me out. 十二小时一个班次会把我累垮的。
NOTE Tire can be used on its own, but is more formal * tire 可单独使用，但更正式Long conversations tired her. 长时间的交谈令她非常疲倦。
wear sb / yourself out
to make yourself / sb feel very tired 使筋疲力尽；使疲惫不堪The kids have totally worn me out. 孩子们把我累坏了。You'll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard. 一直这样拼命工作你会累垮的。
WHICH WORD?
There is very little difference in meaning between these verbs. Exhaust is the most frequent, and the most suitable for use in formal writing, but it can be used in less formal contexts too. Tire sb / yourself out is less formal, and is used mostly in spoken English. 这组动词意义差别甚微。exhaust 最常见，并且最适合用于正式书面语，但也可用于不太正式的语境。tire sb / yourself out 不太正式，多用于英语口语。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto tire / exhaust yourself; to wear / tire yourself outto quickly tire sb / yourself (out)to completely / totally exhaust sb / wear sb out |