Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4940
exhaust
使精疲力竭;使疲惫不堪
To make someone very tired; to use up all of someone's energy.
- 1.
To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
完全抽出或放出;彻底排空。
- 2.
To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.
通过抽出或放出内容来清空。
- 3.
To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy.
使筋疲力尽;使疲惫不堪;使没有任何能量。
- 4.
To discuss thoroughly or completely.
彻底或完全地讨论。
- 5.
To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives.
通过各种溶剂的作用去除所有可溶物质或提取物。
- 6.
To expel (as exhaust).
排出(如废气)。
- 7.
To discharge or escape (as exhaust).
排放或逸出(如废气)。
耗尽;用光;排空;详尽讨论;彻底探讨;排放;排出;萃取;浸提;完全抽出或放出;彻底排空。
In use
After hiking for ten miles, I was completely exhausted.
The long meeting exhausted all our patience.
The car exhausts a lot of smoke when it's cold.
Verb forms
base exhaust · third person exhausts · -ing exhausting · past exhausted · past participle exhausted
Connections
Collocations
- exhaust all possibilities
- 穷尽所有可能性
- We exhausted all possibilities before giving up.我们在放弃之前穷尽了所有可能性。
- exhaust one's patience
- 耗尽某人的耐心
- The noise finally exhausted her patience.噪音终于耗尽了她的耐心。
- exhaust the topic
- 详尽讨论这个话题
- We can exhaust the topic in another meeting.我们可以在下次会议上详尽讨论这个话题。
- exhaust natural resources
- 耗尽自然资源
- Our current lifestyle is exhausting natural resources.我们目前的生活方式正在耗尽自然资源。
- exhaust oneself
- 使自己筋疲力尽
- She exhausted herself training for the marathon.她为马拉松训练搞得筋疲力尽。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆:exhaust 像汽车排气管排出废气,把体力也一点一点排出去,累到精疲力竭。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常对话/一般写作、科技或工程文档、学术或正式讨论 该词作动词时有多个常用义:表示“使筋疲力尽”或“耗尽”时在口语和一般书面语中都比较常见,属于中性表达;表示“排空/抽出”或“排出废气”时多用于科技或工程语境;表示“详尽讨论”时则多见于正式或学术写作。具体用法需看搭配和场合。
Grammar Note
表示精疲力尽时常用被动结构 be exhausted
Pronunciation & Spelling
'exhaust' 的重读元音是 /ɔː/,后面跟着 /st/,英语中几乎没有常用词与它完全押韵。拼写相似的 -oast/-ost 结尾单词(boast、toast、coast、post、ghost、host)都读作 /əʊst/,元音与 exhaust 的 /ɔː/ 不同,只是形似,并不押韵,注意不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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