tired /taɪəd $ taɪrd/ ●●● S1 W2 adjectiveadj 1 TIREDfeeling that you want to sleep or rest 困倦的;疲倦的,累的so tired (that) I’m so tired I could sleep for a week. 我累得一觉能睡一个星期。
too tired to do something He was too tired to argue. 他累得不想争吵。
He looks tired out (=very tired). 他看起来累坏了。
‘No, ’ Frank said in a tired voice. “不。”弗兰克语带疲倦地说。
2 tired of (doing) something bored with something, because it is no longer interesting, or has become annoying 对(做)某事感到厌烦[厌倦]的 I’m tired of watching television; let’s go for a walk. 我看电视都看腻了,我们出去走走吧。
I was getting tired of all her negative remarks. 我对她的那些消极言论越来越感到厌烦了。
tired of (doing) something• This line has won him widespread backing among middle class voters tired of 17 uninterrupted years of Tory rule.• She is tired of being asked.• His sister, Marie, his children-they had all grown tired of him.• It was possible, of course, but not likely that Zacco had grown tired of his Christmas truce.• I am old, and tired of life.• We are getting tired of people behaving like prima donnas.• It was April, his children were tired of riding, and his wife, Clara, was pregnant.• But by then, the hedgehog was tired of waiting and was walking away across the croquet-ground. —tiredness noun [uncountableU]
—tiredly adverbadv
→ dog-tired, → be sick (and tired) of something at sick1(6)n If you are tired of doing something, you do not want to do it anymore because it has started to annoy or bore you: I’m tired of explaining it.
✗Don’t say: I’m tired from explaining it. If you are tired from doing something, you feel tired because you have used a lot of effort: He was tired from walking all day.
✗Don’t say: He was tired of walking all day. THESAURUStired feeling that you want to sleep or rest 疲倦的I was really tired the next day. 第二天我非常累。
the tired faces of the children 孩子们疲倦的面容
exhausted extremely tired 疲惫不堪的I was exhausted after the long trip home. 长途旅行回家后,我累得筋疲力尽。
nHe sat down, exhausted.
nShe immediately fell into an exhausted sleep.
worn out [not before noun] very tired because you have been working hard 〔因劳累而〕疲惫不堪的With three small children to care for, she was always worn out. 要照料三个年幼的孩子,她总是累得筋疲力尽。
weary /ˈwɪəri $ ˈwɪr-/ written tired because you have been travelling, worrying, or doing something for a long time 〔因旅行、担心或长久做某事而〕疲倦的He looks tired and weary after 20 years in office. 任职20年,他看上去又累又倦。
fatigued formal very tired 累极了的nThey were too fatigued to continue with the climb.
nBecause of her illness, she often became fatigued.
drained [not before noun] very tired and feeling as if all your energy has gone 精疲力竭的Afterwards, he felt drained, both physically and mentally. 后来,他感到身心俱疲。
bushed/beat [not before noun] informal very tired 累极了的I’m bushed. I think I’ll go to bed early. 我累极了,我想早点睡觉。
I’m beat. I don’t think I’ll go for a run tonight. 我累死了,今晚不想去跑步了。
nknackered British EnglishBrE, pooped American EnglishAmE [not before noun] informal very tired. Knackered is a very informal use – do not use it in polite conversationBy the time I got home I was absolutely knackered. 我到家时累得半死。
shattered [not before noun] British EnglishBrE informal extremely tired 精疲力竭的When I first started teaching, I came home shattered every night. 我刚开始教书的时候,每晚回到家都精疲力竭。
dead spoken extremely tired, so that you cannot do anything but sleep 疲惫不堪的I was absolutely dead by the time I got home. 我到家时累得半死。
nalmost asleepsleepy wanting to sleep very soon, so that your eyes start to closeI’m feeling quite sleepy. I think I’ll go to bed. 我累极了,我想早点睡觉。
She rubbed her sleepy eyes.
drowsy starting to sleep because you are in a warm place, have drunk too much alcohol, or have taken medicineThe tablets can make you feel drowsy.
She was beginning to feel a little drowsy after all the food and wine she had consumed.
can’t keep your eyes open/can hardly keep your eyes open to feel so tired that you find it difficult to stay awakeI’d better get some rest – I can’t keep my eyes open.
He had been driving all night, and he could hardly keep his eyes open.