exhaust
/ɪɡˈzɔːst/
v.
一句话记住
用完;耗尽;使筋疲力尽
释义与例句
v.
用完;耗尽
to use all of something so that there is none left
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The rescue team had exhausted almost all its supplies.
救援队几乎耗尽了所有物资。
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We have exhausted every option except reopening the negotiations.
除了重启谈判,我们已经试遍了所有办法。
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Intensive farming can exhaust the nutrients in the soil.
集约化农业会耗尽土壤中的养分。
v.
使筋疲力尽
to make someone extremely tired
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The long journey exhausted the children.
长途旅行把孩子们累得筋疲力尽。
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Caring for two young children often exhausted her.
照顾两个年幼的孩子常使她精疲力竭。
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The demanding schedule exhausted even the most experienced staff.
繁重的日程安排连最有经验的员工也累得筋疲力尽。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
exhaust resources 是耗尽资源;人感到疲惫用 exhausted,exhaustive 则表示详尽的。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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exhausted 筋疲力尽的;耗尽的exhausted 形容人时表示筋疲力尽;exhausting 形容事物时表示令人疲惫。After working all night, the doctors were exhausted. 工作了一整夜后,医生们都筋疲力尽。
同义词
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deplete 耗尽;使减少deplete 常指资源或数量大幅减少;exhaust 强调完全用尽,也可表示使人疲惫。Years of drought depleted the region's water reserves. 多年干旱耗尽了该地区的蓄水。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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exhaustive 彻底的;详尽的exhaustive 表示全面彻底的;exhausted 表示疲惫的或耗尽的,两者不可混淆。The report provides an exhaustive review of the evidence. 报告对证据进行了详尽的审查。
常见搭配
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exhaust resources 耗尽资源If we exhaust resources now, future generations will pay the price. 如果我们现在耗尽资源,子孙后代将为此付出代价。
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exhaust all options 穷尽所有办法They exhausted all options before deciding to close the factory. 在决定关闭工厂前,他们已穷尽了所有办法。