exhaust
verb [ T ] uk/?ɡ?z??st/ us/?ɡ?zɑ?st/
(TIRE)
C1 使精疲力竭;使疲惫不堪
to make someone extremely tired
The long journey exhausted the children. 长途旅行后，孩子们疲惫不堪。
I've exhausted myself with all that cleaning. 打扫卫生累得我精疲力尽。
- More examples
- Take a break now, please - you mustn't exhaust yourself.
- Our plan was to exhaust the children at the park, so that they would sleep in the car.
- The effort of his ordeal completely exhausted him.
- Billy's heart was so weak that just climbing a few steps exhausted him.
- Please don't exhaust yourself cooking and cleaning for him, Granny - he can look after himself.
(USE) #p#分页标题#e#
用完;花光;耗尽
to use something completely
How long will it be before the world's fuel supplies are exhausted? 再过多长时间地球上的燃料就耗尽了？
I'm afraid he's exhausted my patience. 恐怕我对他已经失去耐心了。
We seem to have exhausted this topic of conversation (= we have nothing new to say about it). 这个话题我们好像已经没有什么好谈的了。
exhaust
noun [ U ] uk/?ɡ?z??st/ us/?ɡ?zɑ?st/
C1 （引擎排出的）废气;（尤指汽车的）尾气;排气管
the waste gas from an engine, especially a car's, or the pipe the gas flows through
Car exhaust is the main reason for the city's pollution. 汽车尾气是造成城市污染的主要原因。