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单词 weary
释义
weary
(wɪəri )
Word forms: wearies , wearying , wearied , wearier , weariest
1. adjective
If you are weary, you are very tired.
Rachel looked pale and weary.
...a weary traveller.
He managed a weary smile.
wearily (wɪərɪli ) graded adverb [ADVERB after verb]
I sighed wearily.
He trudged wearily down Arthur Street.
weariness uncountable noun
Despite his weariness, Brand mustered a wan smile.
He showed absolutely no signs of weariness.
Synonyms: tiredness, fatigue, exhaustion, lethargy  
2. adjective
If you are weary of something, you have become tired of it and have lost your enthusiasm for it.
They're getting awfully weary of this silly war. [+ of]
She was weary of being alone.
wearily graded adverb [usually ADVERB after verb, also ADVERB adjective]
'I'm not Mrs Reynolds,' she said wearily.
Measures like these sound wearily familiar.
3. verb
If you weary of something or it wearies you, you become tired of it and lose your enthusiasm for it. [formal]
The public had wearied of his repeated warnings of a revolution that never seemed to start. [VERB + of]
He had wearied of teaching in state universities. [V of n/-ing]
The political hysteria soon wearied him and he dropped the newspaper to the floor. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: grow tired, tire, sicken, have had enough  
Collocations:
weary soul
Once within the realm of the falls, the three-tiered main falls, twin falls, torqouise-green and pristine waters will surely sooth your weary soul.
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So a word to those estimable but weary souls who still seek respite from battle.
Times, Sunday Times
A place to bring us together, to soothe weary souls, to help people move around and to ease congestion?
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 疲惫的
Japanese: とても疲れた
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