Word
dog-tired
adjective
筋疲力尽的；精疲力竭的
extremely tired; completely exhausted
- 1.
Exhausted.
筋疲力尽的
筋疲力尽的；疲倦极的
In use
After running the marathon, I was dog-tired and went straight to bed.
She felt dog-tired after working a double shift at the hospital.
The hikers were dog-tired by the time they reached the mountain hut.
be dog-tired
After working for 12 hours, I was dog-tired.
工作了12小时后，我筋疲力尽。
feel dog-tired
She felt dog-tired after the marathon.
马拉松后她感到筋疲力尽。
dog-tired from/with noun
He was dog-tired from the long journey.
长途旅行后他筋疲力尽。
Common mistakes
I have dog-tired.I am dog-tired.
“dog-tired”是形容词，不能用作名词使用。应改为“be动词 + dog-tired”结构。
I am very dog-tired.I am absolutely dog-tired.
“dog-tired”本身已是表示极点的形容词，通常不与“very”等程度副词连用，应使用“absolutely”或直接去掉程度副词。
Connections
Confusing words
- exhausted
- 筋疲力尽的 · dog-tired是非正式口语表达，强调像狗一样筋疲力尽；exhausted是正式用词，仅指极度疲劳。
- dead tired
- 累死了 · dog-tired和dead tired都指非常累，但dead tired更口语化且强调疲劳到极点。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.