| 单词 | exhaustion |
| 释义 | exhaustion (once / 815 pages) n Exhaustion is a state of being incredibly tired. Running a marathon on a hot day often results in exhaustion. Your exhaustion might be due to physical fatigue, after shoveling snow for hours or chasing after your runaway dog, or mental tiredness. A terrible argument with your best friend can lead to exhaustion, for example. Another kind of exhaustion is caused by illness or general weakness. Exhaustion comes from the verb exhaust, "a drawing off," specifically of strength. from the Latin exhaurire, "draw off" or "take away." WORD FAMILYexhaustion: exhaustions+/exhaust: exhausted, exhausting, exhaustion, exhaustive, exhausts/exhausted: exhaustedly, unexhausted/exhausting: exhaustingly/exhaustive: exhaustively USAGE EXAMPLESIt is something of a tradition, brought about by sheer exhaustion, that triathletes collapse on the floor after finishing their race. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Like Astaire, Reynolds never showed her exhaustion or pain onscreen. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) And that was that for the Saint Pablo tour, which was rapidly cancelled when West was admitted to hospital to be treated for exhaustion. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1n extreme fatigue Hypo|Hyper inanition exhaustion resulting from lack of food frazzlea state of extreme exhaustion brain-fag, mental exhaustionexhaustion that affects mental keenness fatigue, tiredness, weariness temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work 2n the act of exhausting something entirely Hyper depletion the act of decreasing something markedly 3n serious weakening and loss of energy Syn|Hyper debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement weakening becoming weaker |
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