exhaust

noun

/ɪɡˈzɔːst/

[uncountable] waste gases that come out of a vehicle, an engine or a machine（车辆、发动机或机器排出的）废气
- car exhaust fumes/emissions汽车排出的废气；汽车排放物
Wordfinder
- drain
- dump
- effluent
- exhaust
- fly-tip
- incinerator
- landfill
- rubbish
- sewage
- waste
- ducts which draw out exhaust air and replace it with fresh用于排出废气导入清新空气的导管
- The car was fitted with a catalytic converter to meet exhaust regulations.这辆汽车安装了催化转换器，以符合废气排放规定。
Topics The environmentc1, Transport by car or lorryc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- auto
- automobile
- car
- …
exhaust + noun
- emission
- fumes
- gas
- …
preposition
- from an/the exhaust
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[countable] the system in a vehicle through which exhaust gases come out排气管
- My car needs a new exhaust.我的汽车需要一个新排气管。
- pollution from car exhausts汽车尾气造成的污染
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- auto
- automobile
- car
- …
exhaust + noun
- emission
- fumes
- gas
- …
preposition
- from an/the exhaust

词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘draw off or out’): from Latin exhaust- ‘drained out’, from the verb exhaurire, from ex- ‘out’ + haurire ‘draw (water), drain’.

exhaust

verb

/ɪɡˈzɔːst/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they exhaust	/ɪɡˈzɔːst/ /ɪɡˈzɔːst/
he / she / it exhausts	/ɪɡˈzɔːsts/ /ɪɡˈzɔːsts/
past simple exhausted	/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
past participle exhausted	/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
-ing form exhausting	/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/

to make somebody feel very tired使筋疲力尽；使疲惫不堪 synonym wear out
- exhaust somebody Even a short walk exhausted her.走不了几步她就会疲惫不堪。
- exhaust yourself There's no need to exhaust yourself clearing up—we'll do it.你不必筋疲力尽地收拾，我们会做的。
- The experience had exhausted her physically and emotionally.这一经历使她心力交瘁。
- The swimming had completely exhausted him.游泳使他筋疲力尽了。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- totally
- utterly
- …
exhaust something to use all of something so that there is none left用完；花光；耗尽
- Within three days they had exhausted their supply of food.他们在三天之内就把所有粮食吃光了。
- Don't give up until you have exhausted all the possibilities.只要还有可能就别放弃。
- The funds are nearly exhausted.资金几乎用完了。
- Their limited resources were quickly exhausted.他们有限的资源很快就用完了。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- almost
- nearly
- …
exhaust something to talk about or study a subject until there is nothing else to say about it详尽讨论（或研究）
- I think we've exhausted that particular topic.我认为我们已把那个题目讨论透彻了。

词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘draw off or out’): from Latin exhaust- ‘drained out’, from the verb exhaurire, from ex- ‘out’ + haurire ‘draw (water), drain’.