He had to cancel some engagements because of tiredness.
他太累了,不得不取消一些约会。
2ADJ-GRADED (身体部位)显出倦意的,感到疲乏的 You can describe a part of your body as tired if it looks or feels as if you need to rest it or to sleep. (身体部位)显出倦意的,感到疲乏的
Cucumber is good for soothing tired eyes…
黄瓜有助于舒缓眼部疲劳。
My arms are tired, and my back is tense.
我的胳膊很累,背部肌肉紧绷得难受。
3ADJ-GRADED 厌烦的;厌倦的 If you are tired of something, you do not want it to continue because you are bored of it or unhappy with it. 厌烦的;厌倦的
4ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]陈旧的;陈腐的 If you describe something as tired, you are critical of it because you have heard it or seen it many times. 陈旧的;陈腐的 [disapproval]
I didn't want to hear another one of his tired excuses.
1needing rest需要休息VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound疲倦;感到疲倦;看上去疲倦;好像疲倦;聽起來疲倦▸➤become, get變得疲倦▸➤leave sb, make sb使某人疲倦◇The walk left me tired out.走了這些路,我累得筋疲力盡。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常疲勞▸➤awfully, bone (informal, especially NAmE) , dead, desperately, terribly非常累;精疲力竭;累得要死;極度疲倦;勞累不堪◇Polly suddenly felt awfully tired.波莉突然覺得累得要命。➤overly勞累過度▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些疲憊▸➤just只是疲倦◇Of course I'm not ill. I'm just tired.我當然沒有生病,只是有點兒累。➤mentally, physically精神疲憊;身體累▸➤visibly明顯疲倦▸➤out筋疲力盡PREPOSITION➤from因⋯疲倦◇I'm still a little tired from the flight.我坐飛機的疲勞還沒有完全消除。PHRASES➤tired and drawn疲憊而憔悴◇He looked tired and drawn.他看起來疲憊而憔悴。tired
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2tired of sb/sthfeeling you have had enough厭倦VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be厭倦▸➤become, get, grow變得厭倦◇She had grown heartily tired of his company.她已經打心眼裏厭倦了與他在一起。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常厭倦▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些厭倦PHRASES➤sick and tired (informal) 受夠了◇I'm sick and tired of listening to you complain.我已經聽膩了你的牢騷。
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
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[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
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◆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
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◆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
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[uncountable] ◆Driver fatigue was to blame for the accident.这个事故是驾驶员疲劳所致。tired2
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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。