weary

adjective
🔊/ˈwɪəri/
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(comparative wearier, superlative weariest)
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  1. very tired, especially after you have been working hard or doing something for a long time(尤指长时间努力工作后)疲劳的,疲倦的,疲惫的
    • Any chance of a drink? This weary traveller is about to collapse from thirst.有喝酒的机会吗?这位疲倦的旅行者将因口渴而崩溃。
    • She suddenly felt old and weary.她突然感到了衰老和疲倦。🔊🔊
    • He gave a long, weary sigh.他疲倦地长叹一声。
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    • She looks a little weary.她看上去有点儿疲倦。
    • This war has made us all weary.这场战争让我们大家都厌倦了。
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    • feel
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  2. (literary) making you feel tired or bored使人疲劳的;使人厌烦的
    • a weary journey使人疲乏的旅程
    • weary hours spent in negotiation花费在谈判上的疲倦时间
  3. weary of something/of doing something (formal) no longer interested in or enthusiastic about something(对…)不再感兴趣,不再热心,感到不耐烦
    • Students soon grow weary of listening to a parade of historical facts.学生们很快便对听连串史实厌烦起来。🔊🔊
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    • The people are weary of war.人们厌恶战争。
    • I've grown rather weary of all your excuses.对于你的种种借口,我越来越感到厌烦了。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • of
    See full entry
  4. Word OriginOld English wērig, wǣrig, of West Germanic origin.

weary

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they weary
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he / she / it wearies
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past simple wearied
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past participle wearied
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-ing form wearying
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  1. [transitive] weary somebody (formal) to make somebody feel tired使疲劳;使疲倦 synonym tire
  2. [intransitive] weary of something/of doing something to lose your interest in or enthusiasm for something(对…)失去兴趣,失去热情 synonym tire
    • She soon wearied of his stories.她很快就厌烦了他的故事。🔊🔊
  3. Word OriginOld English wērig, wǣrig, of West Germanic origin.