爱华网【英语词汇】
tired、exhausted、worn out、fatigued、weary
佳中
这组词都可表示“疲劳”、“疲倦”的意思。
tired 普通用词，指体力、脑力消耗过多，失去气力，也可指失去兴趣，从而引申
出“厌倦”的意思。
1）Yeah,you look really too tired. You should take a good, longrest.
是啊，你看起来真的很累。你应该好好休息一下。
2）I'm so tired I could sleep for a wholeday.
我真是累极了，简直可以睡上一整天。
3）He was a tired man when he got back fromthat long climb.
他长途爬山回来感到疲倦了。
exhaustedexhaust作动词的基本意思是“用尽”，“耗尽”。体力、精力耗
尽了指“筋疲力尽”、“疲劳不堪”，已经没有体力或精力再任何事情了，所
以exhausted 的疲劳程度要比tired大。
1）When arriving home at daybreak, he felt deadexhausted because he
hadbeenworking all night.
干了一个整夜的活，凌晨回到家，他觉到疲惫不堪。
2）Mr.Adamswasexhaused bythe hustle and bustle of city lifeand
decided to go back to hishometown.
亚当斯先生被城市生活的紧张忙碌弄得筋疲力尽，决定返回自己的家乡。
3）The exhausted runner gasped when he dashedto the finishing line
筋疲力尽的运动员冲到终点线时已是气喘吁吁。
wear out 由于劳累过度以致体力完全衰竭、精疲力竭，相当于exhausted。
1）By the time we were settled in a Red Cross tent,wewerewornout.
我们在红十字会的帐篷里安顿下来，全都精疲力竭。
2）There is nothing like a hot bath when you areworn out after a long journey.
经过长途跋涉你精疲力竭时，没有什么比得上洗一个热水澡。
3）The aged engineer was so worn outthat he was fast asleep in thechair.
这位老年工程师疲劳极了，在椅子上就睡着了。
fatigued 正式而文雅用词，指精力极度不济，语气较强，健康状况不佳时，用此词
更为贴切。
1）Themanagerseemedvery muchfatiguedafter he negotiated with the clientthe
wholeafternoon.
经理与客户协商了整整一个下午，显得非常疲倦。
2）Oftenshesleptonlytwoorthreehoursanight,shesaid,andfeltendlessly
fatigued.
她说她每天只能睡两、三小时, 总是感到周身困乏。
3）One may feel himself easily fatigued whenhe is becoming older.
一个人衰老时会觉得自己容易疲劳。
weary 侧重指由于连续不断进行某项活动而造成的疲劳，以致感到厌烦。
1）After along, hard day’s work, we were all weary and went to bedsoon after
supper.
经过一整天的重活，我们都疲惫不堪，晚饭后很快上床睡觉。
2）She has worked round the clock for two days andthere is a weary look onher
face.
她工作了两两昼夜，一脸疲惫的表情。
3）Theybrokethemonotonyofthewearyjourneywithsongsandjokes.
他们唱歌或说笑话使这个令人疲惫的旅程不至于单调乏味。
