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单词 weary
释义
weary
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adjv

Weary as an adjective means "very tired or worn out," like weary students who finished a long week of studying and taking tests.
Weary comes from the Old English word werig, meaning "tired." It can also describe being extremely bored and sick of something, like on a long drive, you might grow weary of your father's singing voice. As a verb, weary means "to exhaust or wear out," like when the children you are babysitting weary you with their game of running away every time you tell them to get ready to leave the park.
WORD FAMILY
weary: overweary, unweary, wearied, wearier, wearies, weariest, wearily, weariness, wearisome, wearying, wearyingly+/overweary: overwearied, overwearying/unwearied: unweariedly/unweary: unwearily, unwearyingly/wearied: unwearied, weariedly/weariness: wearinesses/wearisome: wearisomely, wearisomest/wearying: unwearying
USAGE EXAMPLES
He broke free for 57 yards in overtime to help beat the weary Bills.
Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016)
But the 48-year-old is weary of dreaming about pit latrines when he sleeps during the day.
Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016)
“Sunrise, sunset, swiftly flow the days,” sing the weary residents of Anatevka in “Fiddler on the Roof.”
New York Times(Dec 26, 2016)
1adj physically and mentally fatigued
Syn
aweary
tired
depleted of strength or energy
2v exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper
fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon
freshen, refresh, refreshen
make fresh again
beat, exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up
wear out completely
overfatigue, overtire, overweary
tire excessively
frazzle
exhaust physically or emotionally
play
exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
kill
tire out completely
indispose
cause to feel unwell
3v lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
fatigue, jade, pall, tire
conk out, peter out, poop out, run down, run out
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
retire, withdraw
lose interest
back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out
remove oneself from an obligation
degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop
grow worse
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