| 词组 | exhaustion |
| 释义 | exhaustion /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən $ -ˈzɒːs-/ noun extreme tirednessverbssuffer from exhaustion The singer was suffering from exhaustion and she had to cancel the concert.collapse with/from exhaustion They kept on dancing until they collapsed from exhaustion.die of/from exhaustion Many of the prisoners died from exhaustion or lack of food.be overcome by exhaustion (=be so exhausted that you cannot continue) Overcome by exhaustion, she fell asleep at her desk.drive yourself to exhaustion (=work so hard that you become exhausted) He drove himself to exhaustion in order to finish the book on time.adjectives/nouns + exhaustioncomplete/total/utter exhaustion Henry returned home late from work in a state of complete exhaustion.sheer exhaustion (=used to emphasize that someone is very tired) I eventually fell asleep from sheer exhaustion.nervous exhaustion (=exhaustion caused by worrying a lot) The actor said he was suffering from nervous exhaustion.mental/emotional exhaustion He was forced to give up teaching because of mental exhaustion.physical exhaustion She can no longer deal with the physical exhaustion of doing two full-time jobs.heat exhaustion (=caused by very hot weather) Several elderly people were treated for heat exhaustion.phrasesclose/near to exhaustion The men were close to exhaustion, having walked for over 36 hours.weak with exhaustion The long climb had left him weak with exhaustion.to/at the point of exhaustion He pushed himself to the point of exhaustion.on the edge of exhaustion I could see that she was on the edge of exhaustion and she needed to rest.be in a state of exhaustion The long journey had left him in a state of exhaustion.a sense/feeling of exhaustion There was a feeling of exhaustion after eight days of fighting. |
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