exhaustion
noun /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
/ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
[uncountable]- the state of being very tired
筋疲力尽；疲惫不堪 - suffering from physical/mental/nervous exhaustion
身体／精神／神经衰弱 - Her face was grey with exhaustion.
她疲惫得脸色发白。
Topics Feelingsc1- He fell silent, with his head bowed in exhaustion.
他不出声了，脑袋疲惫地耷拉着。 - He was hollow-eyed and seemed very close to exhaustion.
他眼眶深陷，看起来几乎要精疲力竭了。 - Never had she felt such utter exhaustion.
她从未感到如此的精疲力竭。 - She was taken to hospital suffering from exhaustion.
她因虚脱被送往医院。 - Suddenly a wave of exhaustion hit him.
一阵疲惫感突然向他袭来。 - The rowers were nearing exhaustion.
桨手们近乎筋疲力尽了。 - They have been pushed to the brink of exhaustion.
他们几乎被逼到精疲力竭的境地。 - Two of the horses collapsed with exhaustion.
有两匹马体力不支倒地。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- pure
- sheer
- …
- suffer from
- feel
- be close to
- …
- in exhaustion
- with exhaustion
- at the point of exhaustion
- to the point of exhaustion
- a state of exhaustion
- …
- suffering from physical/mental/nervous exhaustion
- (formal) the act of using something until it is completely finished
耗尽；用尽；枯竭 - the exhaustion of natural resources
自然资源的枯竭
- the exhaustion of natural resources
词源early 17th cent.: from late Latin exhaustio(n-), from Latin exhaurire ‘drain out’, from ex- ‘out’ + haurire ‘draw (water), drain’.