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单词 tire
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tire

verb
/ˈtaɪə(r)/
/ˈtaɪər/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tire
/ˈtaɪə(r)/
/ˈtaɪər/
he / she / it tires
/ˈtaɪəz/
/ˈtaɪərz/
past simple tired
/ˈtaɪəd/
/ˈtaɪərd/
past participle tired
/ˈtaɪəd/
/ˈtaɪərd/
-ing form tiring
/ˈtaɪərɪŋ/
/ˈtaɪərɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1. tire (somebody) to become tired and feel as if you want to sleep or rest; to make somebody feel this way
    • Her legs were beginning to tire.
    • He has made a good recovery but still tires easily.
    • Walking even a short distance tires him.
    Extra Examples
    • She found herself tiring more quickly these days.
    • Long conversations tired her.
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • easily
    • quickly
    • eventually
    verb + tire
    • begin to
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    Word Originverb Old English tēorian ‘fail, come to an end’, also ‘become physically exhausted’, of unknown origin.
Idioms
never tire of doing something
  1. to do something a lot, especially in a way that annoys people
    • He went to Harvard—as he never tires of reminding us.

tire

noun
/ˈtaɪə(r)/
/ˈtaɪər/
(North American English)
(British English tyre)
Idioms
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    a thick rubber ring that fits around the edge of a wheel of a car, bicycle, etc.
    • a front/rear tire
    • to pump up a tire
    • a flat tire
    • a burst/punctured tire
    • bald/worn tires
    • Someone had slashed the tires on her car.
    • He drove off with a screech of tires.
    • Remember to check your tire pressure regularly.
    see also balloon tyre, spare tyreTopics Transport by car or lorryb1, Sports: other sportsb1
    Word Originverb Old English tēorian ‘fail, come to an end’, also ‘become physically exhausted’, of unknown origin.
Idioms
kick the tires (North American English)
(British English kick the tyres)
  1. to test the quality of something to see whether it is suitable for you before you buy it
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