TIRED/TIRING1 tired after exercise or work2 wanting to sleep3 tired and having no interest in anything4 looking tired5 to become tired6 to make someone feel tired7 making you feel tired8 the feeling of being tiredRELATED WORDSsee alsoSLEEPWAKE UP/GET UP1 tired after exercise or work 锻炼或工作后感到劳累的tired /taɪəʳd/ [adjective] I usually feel too tired to cook dinner after a day at the office. 在办公室工作一天后，我常常累得不能做饭。 We sat down and stretched out our tired legs. 我们坐下来伸展疲惫的双腿。 They came back from their long walk, tired but relaxed. 他们走了很长路程后回来，感到很累但很放松。 Overly tired drivers can be nearly as dangerous as drunk drivers. 过度劳累的驾车者和酒醉的驾车者差不多一样危险。get tiredstart to feel tired 开始感觉疲劳 Can we stop soon? I'm getting really tired. 我们能否马上停下来？我真的非常累了。exhausted /ɪgˈzɔːstɪd, ɪgˈzɔːstəd/ [adjective]very tired, especially because you have been doing a sport or other hard physical activity, and you have used all your energy 〔尤因运动或其他体力劳动而〕筋疲力尽的，极其疲惫的 I was exhausted every day when I first started teaching, but I'm used to it now. 我刚开始教书时每天都觉得精疲力竭，但现在我已习惯了。 The exhausted dancers collapsed as they stepped off the stage. 精疲力竭的舞蹈演员走下舞台时瘫倒在地上。exhausted from/by The five of them were still exhausted from their 36-hour train ride. 他们五个人乘了36小时的火车后，仍然感到疲惫不堪。completely/absolutely exhausted We had been walking for over 20 miles, and we were completely exhausted. 我们走了二十多英里，完全筋疲力尽了。tired out/worn out /ˌtaɪəʳd ˈaʊt, ˌwɔːʳn ˈaʊt/ [adjective not before noun]very tired, especially after a lot of hard work, physical exercise, or travelling 〔尤指在辛苦的工作、锻炼或旅行之后〕疲惫不堪的，筋疲力尽的 Come in and sit down. You look worn out. 进来坐下吧，你看上去疲惫不堪。 The men had been working in the fields all day and they were tired out. 那些人在田里干了一整天活，都累坏了。tired out/worn out from/by Susan and Lloyd were both tired out from feeding, bathing, and putting the children to bed. 苏珊和劳埃德给孩子们喂饭、洗澡、弄他们上床，两个人都累极了。shattered /ˈʃætəʳd/ [adjective not before noun]Britishvery tired, especially as a result of mental effort or worry 【英】精疲力竭的，极度疲劳的〔尤因用脑力或担忧〕 When he came out of the exam he felt shattered. 他考完试出来后感到精疲力竭。 I've had a terrible day at the office and I'm absolutely shattered. 今天在办公室里非常忙碌，我累极了。weary /ˈwɪəri/ [adjective]writtenso tired after a very long period of working, travelling, or great mental effort that you feel you can hardly continue with what you are doing 【书面】非常疲劳的，疲倦不堪的〔因长时间工作、旅行或脑力消耗〕 After the hike the two were so weary they fell asleep immediately. 远足后两人累得倒头便睡。 Snow in Boston closed down the airport, causing even more delays for weary travellers. 波士顿下的那场雪使得机场关闭，给疲倦不堪的旅客造成了更多的延误。grow weary My head grew weary from trying to follow his arguments. 努力让思路跟上他的论点使我非常疲倦。wearily [adverb] A middle-aged waitress came wearily over to them to take their order. 一个中年女服务员疲倦地来到他们面前听他们点菜。drained /dreɪnd/ [adjective not before noun]very tired and feeling as if all your energy has gone, especially as a result of an unpleasant emotional experience, such as being worried, upset, or shocked 〔尤因担心、苦恼或震惊等而〕精疲力竭的 By the end of the day I felt drained, with nothing to show for all my work. 一天结束时我感到精疲力竭，做了那么多工作却什么也看不出来。 After losing the game, Coach Saylor came to the press conference looking and sounding emotionally drained. 比赛落败以后，塞勒教练来到新闻发布会上，他的面色和语气都显得疲惫。knackered /ˈnækəʳd/ [adjective not before noun]Britishvery tired 【英】极累的，筋疲力尽的 I've been up since four o'clock this morning - I'm absolutely knackered! 今天早上我4点就起床了——我简直累坏了！！ When you're training a team sometimes it's good to push them until they're knackered. 在训练一支球队时，有时敦促他们练到筋疲力尽是有好处的。beat/pooped/bushed /biːt, puːpt, bʊʃt/ [adjective not before noun]American informalvery tired 【美，非正式】筋疲力尽的，疲劳不堪的 Wow, I'm pooped. I don't feel like going to the gym tonight. 啊，我累极了，今晚不想去健身房了。 You look beat - what have you been doing? 你看起来累极了，你干什么了? Will you excuse me? I'm bushed - I think I'll go to bed. 很抱歉，我太累了。我想上床去睡了。be dead on your feet/be ready to drop /biː ˌded ɒn jɔːʳ ˈfiːt, biː ˌredi tə ˈdrɒpǁ-ˈdrɑːp/ [verb phrase]informalto be so tired that you are almost unable to stay standing 【非正式】累得站不住了，累得快倒下了 After fourteen hours of non-stop work I was dead on my feet. 在不停地工作了14小时之后，我累得都站不住了。 For goodness’ sake go home! You look ready to drop. 看在上帝的份上，回家去吧！你看上去累得快倒下了。2 wanting to sleep 想睡觉的tired /taɪəʳd/ [adjective] The kids were really tired, so we sent them to bed. 孩子们累极了，所以我们打发他们上床。 I tried to watch the news on TV, but I was too tired to stay awake. 我想看电视新闻，可是累得无法睁开眼皮。sleepy /ˈsliːpi/ [adjective]if you aresleepy, you want to sleep immediately and your eyes are starting to close 想睡的，困倦的 ‘Aren't you sleepy?’ ‘No, I took a nap this afternoon.’ “你不觉得累吗？”“不觉得，下午我打过盹了。” It's no easy task getting three sleepy children out of the car and into the house. 把三个打瞌睡的孩子从汽车里抱出来弄进屋里可不是件轻松的事。 We arrived at the hotel late at night, and were too sleepy to notice how beautiful it was. 我们很晚才到达旅馆，困得都没注意到它有多漂亮。sleepily [adverb] ‘What time is it?’ she said sleepily. “现在几点了？”她困倦地问道。drowsy /ˈdraʊzi/ [adjective]starting to sleep because you are in a warm place or because you have drunk alcohol or taken medicine 困倦的，昏昏欲睡的〔因所在的地方暖和，或因喝了酒或服了药〕 You shouldn't drive after taking these pills - they can make you drowsy. 你服了这些药片后不应开车，这些药片会使你昏昏欲睡。 Len had drunk too much wine, and he felt cosy and drowsy in spite of the coffee. 莱恩喝了太多酒，尽管喝了咖啡，还是感觉温暖舒适、昏昏欲睡。half-asleep /ˌhɑːf əˈsliːp◂ǁˌhæf-/ [adjective not before noun]very nearly asleep because you are tired and sleepy 半睡半醒的，很困的 ‘Wyatt, what is it?’ Sue called, half-asleep, from the bedroom. “怀亚特，什么事？”休从卧室内半睡半醒地喊道。 Moira was half-asleep when the phone rang and it took her a few seconds to realize what it was. 莫伊拉非常困，这时电话铃响了，几秒钟后她才意识到那是什么声音。can hardly/can barely/can't keep your eyes open /kən ˌhɑːʳdli, kən ˌbeəʳli, ˌkɑːnt kiːp jɔːr ˈaɪz ˌəʊpənǁˌkænt-/ [verb phrase]to feel so tired that you find it hard to stay awake 〔累得〕眼睛都睁不开了 I can't keep my eyes open - I've got to go to bed. 我累得眼睛都睁不开了，我得上床去睡了。 The kids were still full of energy, but Julie and I could hardly keep our eyes open. 孩子们仍然精力充沛，但朱莉和我却累得几乎睁不开眼了。 By the time we finally got home, I could barely keep my eyes open. 我们终于到家时，我累得眼睛都快睁不开了。3 tired and having no interest in anything 累得对什么事都没兴趣的lethargic /lɪˈθɑːʳdʒɪk, ləˈθɑːʳdʒɪk/ [adjective]feeling tired and lazy, as if you have no interest in doing anything 没精打采的，懒洋洋的 All this hot weather is making me feel lethargic. 这种炎热天气让我感到懒洋洋的。 Patients with depression may be lethargic during the day and unable to sleep at night. 抑郁症病人可能会白天无精打采，夜晚睡不着觉。 The spectacular play inspired his lethargic teammates to start playing harder. 这场吸引了大量观众的比赛激励了他那些无精打采的队友打得卖力起来。listless /ˈlɪstləs/ [adjective]feeling tired and not interested in anything, especially because you are ill 无精打采的，倦怠的〔尤因生病〕 Tim is listless on the job and keeps making dumb mistakes. 蒂姆工作做得无精打采，不断犯愚蠢的错误。 The last few years of my mother's life she was tired and listless most of the time. 我母亲在她生命的最后几年里，大部分时候都疲惫不堪，无精打采。 She had to keep thinking up new ways to hold the attention of her listless pupils. 她得不断想出新花样来吸引那些无精打采的学生的注意力。4 looking tired 看上去很疲倦的tired /taɪəʳd/ [adjective] I've never seen him look so tired. 我从未看见过他那么累的样子。tired eyes/face etc Look at their tired little faces. 看看他们那疲倦的小脸。 She had tired-looking bags under her eyes. 她眼睛下面有两个显得疲惫不堪的眼袋。washed-out /ˌwɒʃt ˈaʊtǁˌwɑːʃt-/ [adjective not before noun]especially Britishlooking tired and unhealthy 【尤英】筋疲力尽的；面色苍白的 The last time I saw Helena she was looking pretty washed-out. Is she alright? 上次我见到海伦娜时，她一副精疲力竭的样子。她没事吧？bleary-eyed /ˌblɪəri ˈaɪd◂/ [adjective]with red, half-open eyes, especially as a result of lack of sleep 睡眼惺忪的；眼睛发红的〔尤因缺少睡眠〕 After twelve hours of driving Jean was bleary-eyed and stiff. 连续开了12小时车以后，琼睡眼惺忪，浑身酸痛。 The bleary-eyed engineers were still hard at work when everyone else arrived the next day. 当其他人第二天到来时，那些睡眼惺忪的工程师仍在奋力工作。drawn /drɔːn/ [adjective]someone who looksdrawn is tired from illness, worry, or working too hard, and their face looks thin and pale 〔因疾病、担心或过度工作〕面容憔悴的，脸色苍白的 Terry's face was pale and drawn when she finally arrived. 特丽终于来到时面容苍白憔悴。 The emergency meeting had lasted all night, and the President looked drawn as he read the statement. 紧急会议开了一个通宵，总统宣读声明时显得很憔悴。5 to become tired 变得疲劳get tired /ˌget ˈtaɪəʳd/ [verb phrase] If you get tired, just stop for a while. 如果你感到累了就歇一会儿。 We talked until we both got tired and decided to go to bed. 我们一直谈到两个人都感到累了，于是决定上床睡觉。 Since her illness, she finds that she gets tired really easily. 自从生病之后，她感觉自己很容易疲倦。flag /flæg/ [intransitive verb]to start to get tired, especially if you are doing something that needs a lot of energy 开始感到疲乏〔尤因正在做精力消耗很大的事〕 Jenny taught for four hours straight without flagging. 珍妮连续授课四小时，一点都不感到疲乏。 By the fifth game, I could see that my opponent was beginning to flag. 到第五局时，我能看出我的对手开始累了。tire yourself out/wear yourself out/exhaust yourself /ˌtaɪəʳ jɔːʳself ˈaʊt, ˌweəʳ jɔːʳself ˈaʊt, ɪgˈzɔːst jɔːʳself/ [verb phrase]to become tired by doing things that take a lot of effort 使筋疲力尽，使疲劳不堪 The baby's stopped crying. He must have tired himself out. 宝宝不哭了，他肯定是哭累了。 You're going to wear yourself out if you keep working so hard. 如果你再这么拼命工作会累坏的。 My poor mother had exhausted herself trying to get ready for company. 我可怜的母亲为准备迎接客人，把自己弄得筋疲力尽。burn out/burn yourself out /ˌbɜːʳn ˈaʊt, ˌbɜːʳn jɔːʳself ˈaʊt/ []to become tired, ill, and unable to continue, as a result of working too hard for too long, especially because you want very much to be successful 累垮/把自己累垮〔尤因非常想取得成功而长时间过度努力地工作〕 If you don't stop working nights and weekends, you'll burn yourself out. 如果你还要继续在晚上和周末工作，你就会累垮的。 Most of these high-flying young executives burn out before they're 30. 这些雄心勃勃的年轻管理人员大部分在30岁前就把自己累垮了。burnt-out/burned out /ˌbɜːʳnt ˈaʊt◂, ˌbɜːʳnd ˈaʊt◂/ [adjective] Most of the school's teachers have been there for years and are burnt out. 该校的大部分教师在那里已经干了许多年，都累垮了。run out of steam /ˌrʌn aʊt əv ˈstiːm/ [verb phrase]to become so tired that you do not have enough energy to finish what you are doing, especially when you have been working hard for a long time 筋疲力尽，支持不住〔尤因长时间地努力工作〕 The home team seemed to run out of steam well before the game was over. 早在比赛结束之前，主队似乎就已筋疲力尽了。 Gail started the project with a lot of energy and enthusiasm, but at some point she just ran out of steam. 盖尔在项目开始时充满了精力和热情，但到后来她就泄气了。tire yourself /ˈtaɪəʳ jɔːʳself/ [verb phrase]to become tired because of things that you do 把自己累坏 Get plenty of rest and try not to tire yourself unnecessarily. 多多休息，没必要把自己累坏了。6 to make someone feel tired 使某人感到疲劳tire/wear out /ˌtaɪər, ˌweər ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]tire/wear somebody out Their constant quarrelling is wearing us out. 他们老是吵架，把我们弄得筋疲力尽。tire/wear out somebody The thin air at high altitudes usually tires out people who are not used to the mountains. 高海拔的稀薄空气常常会让不习惯爬山的人感到疲劳。exhaust /ɪgˈzɔːst/ [transitive verb]to make someone feel very tired 使…精疲力竭，使…疲劳不堪 The effort of swimming against the current exhausted him. 逆水游泳使他筋疲力尽。it exhausts somebody to do something It exhausted him to talk for too long, but he loved hearing all the theater gossip. 过长时间的谈话让他精疲力竭，但他喜欢听所有戏剧界的小道消息。tire /taɪəʳ/ [transitive verb]to make someone feel tired, especially someone who gets tired easily because they are old or ill 使…感到疲劳〔尤指易疲劳的老人或病人〕 I won't tire you with a long visit. I just wanted to stop in and see how you were doing. 我这次拜访时间不会很长，免得让你感到疲劳，我只是想顺路来看看你怎么样了。take it out ofsb/do somebody in /ˌteɪk ɪt ˈaʊt əv somebody, ˌduː somebody ˈɪn/ [verb phrase/transitive phrasal verb]informalto make you feel as if you have no energy left 【非正式】使某人精疲力竭 Dale's a construction worker. You know, that sort of work really takes it out of you. 戴尔是个建筑工人。你知道，那种工作实在是很累人的。 It wasn't the cooking so much as all the cleaning up that did me in. 让我筋疲力尽的倒不是做饭菜，而是那么多的打扫工作。it nearly killed me /ɪt ˌnɪəʳli ˈkɪld miː/spokenuse this to say that doing a very hard job or activity made you feel extremely tired 【口】差点累死我 It nearly killed me carrying that fridge up the stairs! 把那台冰箱抬上楼去差点把我累死了！7 making you feel tired 使人感到疲倦的tiring /ˈtaɪərɪŋ/ [adjective]something that istiring makes you feel tired 累人的，令人疲劳的 The journey was really tiring. 这次旅行太累人了。 Sam couldn't wait for the whole tiring ordeal to be over. 萨姆等不及这场累人的磨难结束。a tiring day/week etc I've had such a tiring day. I just want to take a bath and go to bed. 我今天太累了，我去洗个澡就上床睡觉。exhausting /ɪgˈzɔːstɪŋ/ [adjective]something that isexhausting makes you feel very weak and very tired 令人疲惫不堪的 She's just returned from another exhausting lecture tour. 她刚完成另一次令人疲惫不堪的巡回讲课回来。 I had to drive nine hours without a break - it was exhausting. 我得连续不停地驾车九小时，真是累人。 Starting a small business can be the most physically and mentally exhausting task you've ever done. 开一家小公司可能是你做过的最令人身心疲乏的事。hard /hɑːʳd/ [adjective usually before noun]ahard day, journey etc is one that makes you feel very tired because you have to work veryhard, travel a long distance, or deal with a lot of problems 〔工作、旅行等〕艰辛的，艰苦的 Taking care of a two-year-old is hard work. 照看一个两岁大的孩子是件苦差。 It was a long hard walk back to the nearest town. 走回最近的小镇路途漫长而艰苦。 When I come home from a hard day at work, I don't feel like talking to anyone. 我辛苦工作了一天，回到家里后不想和任何人说话。wearing /ˈweərɪŋ/ [adjective not before noun]a person, activity, or situation that iswearing is very tiring because it uses up a lot of your mental energy 〔人、活动或情况〕使人疲倦的，令人厌倦的〔因消耗大量脑力〕 I find her constant questions and chatter rather wearing. 她不停的提问和喋喋不休让我厌倦。 Kids of that age can be very wearing, can't they? 那个年龄的孩子会让人感到很累，是吗？8 the feeling of being tired 疲劳的感觉tiredness /ˈtaɪəʳdnɪs, ˈtaɪəʳdnəs/ [uncountable noun] Tiredness and headaches are common signs of stress. 疲劳和头痛是精神紧张的常见症状。 Camomile tea soothes the nerves and relieves tiredness. 甘菊茶能够松弛神经，消除疲劳。 A terrible tiredness had overcome her, leaving her no energy for extra activities. 她疲惫不堪，再没有气力参加其他的活动。exhaustion /ɪgˈzɔːstʃən/ [uncountable noun]the feeling of being very tired 精疲力竭，疲惫不堪 The soldiers were suffering from exhaustion after long days and nights of marching. 不分昼夜的行军让士兵们精疲力竭。 The signs of chronic exhaustion showed in Martha's face. 玛莎的脸上显出长期疲劳的痕迹。from/with exhaustion One of the players collapsed with exhaustion and had to be carried off the field. 有一名球员因疲劳而瘫倒，只得被抬出场外。drowsiness /ˈdraʊzinɪs, ˈdraʊzinəs/ [uncountable noun]the feeling of wanting to sleep that you sometimes get when you are in a warm place or when you have drunk alcohol or taken medicine 昏昏欲睡，困倦〔因所在的地方暖和，或喝了酒或服了药〕 The drug can cause drowsiness. 这种药会使人昏昏欲睡。 Robert stopped fighting the drowsiness and sank back in the soft chair. 罗伯特不再抗拒困倦感，又坐回柔软的椅子上。fatigue /fəˈtiːg/ [uncountable noun]a feeling of being very tired and weak - used especially in medical contexts 极度疲劳，虚弱〔尤为医学用语〕 Symptoms of the illness include fever, fatigue, and loss of appetite. 这种病的症状包括发烧、极度疲劳以及胃口不好。 Driving in stressful conditions can lead to muscle fatigue. 在充满压力的情况下驾车会导致肌肉疲劳。 She seemed depressed and was beginning to show signs of fatigue. 她看起来情绪低落，而且开始有极度疲劳的症状。lethargy /ˈleθəʳdʒi/ [uncountable noun]formalextreme tiredness that makes you feel very lazy, so that you do not want to do anything and you are not interested in anything 【正式】〔因极度疲劳〕没精打采，懒洋洋 Another common symptom of a hangover is lethargy and muscular weakness. 宿醉的另一个常见症状是没精打采和肌肉无力。 It is not unusual for new mothers to go to the doctor complaining of tiredness, lethargy, and mild depression. 刚做母亲的去医生那里诉说有疲劳、没精打采和轻度抑郁等症状是常见的事。jet-lag /ˈdʒet læg/ [uncountable noun]a feeling of tiredness and confusion which you sometimes get when you fly to a part of the world where the time is different from the place you have left 飞行时差综合症，时差反应 I always get jet-lag when I fly from London to New York. 我从伦敦飞往纽约后总感到时差调整不过来。jet-lagged [adjective]suffering from jet-lag 患飞行时差综合症的 On the first morning of the conference, most of us were still jet-lagged. 举行会议的第一个早上，我们大多数人仍感到时差还没有调整过来。burnout /ˈbɜːʳnaʊt/ [uncountable noun]when you have worked so hard over a long period of time that you become too mentally and physically tired to continue 〔身心〕精疲力竭 Young boys recruited at an early age by soccer clubs often suffer from burnout before they're out of their teens. 年龄还小就被足球俱乐部招揽的男孩常常20岁还未到就已经感觉筋疲力尽。