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tire

verb
🔊/ˈtaɪə(r)/
🔊/ˈtaɪər/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tire
🔊/ˈtaɪə(r)/
🔊/ˈtaɪər/
he / she / it tires
🔊/ˈtaɪəz/
🔊/ˈtaɪərz/
past simple tired
🔊/ˈtaɪəd/
🔊/ˈtaɪərd/
past participle tired
🔊/ˈtaɪəd/
🔊/ˈtaɪərd/
-ing form tiring
🔊/ˈtaɪərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈtaɪərɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1. tire (somebody) to become tired and feel as if you want to sleep or rest; to make somebody feel this way（使）疲劳，疲倦，困倦
    • Her legs were beginning to tire.她的双腿开始感到累了。🔊🔊
    • He has made a good recovery but still tires easily.他已康复得不错，但仍然容易感到疲劳。🔊🔊
    • Walking even a short distance tires him.即使走很短的距离，他也会感到疲倦。
    Extra Examples
    • She found herself tiring more quickly these days.她觉得自己最近更容易疲倦。
    • Long conversations tired her.长谈让她感到疲倦。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • easily
    • quickly
    • eventually
    • …
    verb + tire
    • begin to
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    Word Originverb Old English tēorian ‘fail, come to an end’, also ‘become physically exhausted’, of unknown origin.
Idioms
never tire of doing something
  1. to do something a lot, especially in a way that annoys people不厌其烦地做
    • He went to Harvard—as he never tires of reminding us.他上过哈佛，他总是不厌其烦地一再提醒我们这一点。🔊🔊

tire

noun
🔊/ˈtaɪə(r)/
🔊/ˈtaɪər/
 (North American English)
(British English tyre)
Idioms
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  1. a thick rubber ring that fits around the edge of a wheel of a car, bicycle, etc.轮胎
    • a front/rear tire前/后轮胎
    • to pump up a tire给轮胎打气
    • a flat tire泄了气的轮胎
    • a burst/punctured tire爆裂/刺破的轮胎
    • bald/worn tires磨平的／磨损的轮胎
    • Someone had slashed the tires on her car.有人削减了她汽车上的轮胎。
    • He drove off with a screech of tires.他带着刺耳的轮胎开车走了。
    • Remember to check your tire pressure regularly.请记住要定期检查轮胎压力。
    see also balloon tyre, spare tyreTopics Transport by car or lorryb1, Sports: other sportsb1
    Word Originverb Old English tēorian ‘fail, come to an end’, also ‘become physically exhausted’, of unknown origin.
Idioms
kick the tires (North American English)
(British English kick the tyres)
  1. to test the quality of something to see whether it is suitable for you before you buy it（购买商品前）测试质量