to break on the wheel: to bind a criminal to a wheel, or similar frame, and break his limbs, or beat him to death; so †to break on the torture: to…
| 单词 | θ62944 |
| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > become weary or exhausted [verb (intransitive)] > exhaust one's strength or energy (6) to break one's back or necka1616 to break on the wheel: to bind a criminal to a wheel, or similar frame, and break his limbs, or beat him to death; so †to break on the torture: to… to melt one's grease1645 Phrases (chiefly figurative), as to chafe, fret, fry, melt, stew, sweat in one's own grease (cf. fry, v.1 3). to melt one's grease: to exhaust… break1726 intransitive. To fail in health, decay, give way. See also to break up 9 at phrasal verbs. to run out of steam1836 intransitive. to run out of steam (in later use also to run out of gas, etc.): (of a person) to exhaust one's energy, impetus, ideas, etc… to overdo it1853 To do more than is good for one's health; to exhaust oneself through work or overexertion (cf. sense 6). to peg out1887 intransitive. To lose one's strength or energy while performing a task; to flag; to pass out. |
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