Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7858
fatigue
使疲劳；感到疲劳
to make someone very tired; to become very tired
作及物动词时表示“使疲劳”，作不及物动词时表示“感到疲劳”。
- 1.
To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.
因体力或脑力劳动而使疲惫或疲倦
- 2.
To wilt a salad by dressing or tossing it.
通过调味或搅拌使沙拉变软
- 3.
To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted.
失去大量力量或能量以至于变得疲惫、虚弱或精疲力竭
- 4.
To undergo the process of fatigue; to fail as a result of fatigue.
经历疲劳过程；因疲劳而失效
- 5.
To cause to undergo the process of fatigue.
使经历疲劳过程
（使）产生疲劳破坏；（使）因疲劳而失效；（用调味汁或搅拌）使（沙拉）变蔫；因体力或脑力劳动而使疲惫或疲倦；通过调味或搅拌使沙拉变软；失去大量力量或能量以至于变得疲惫、虚弱或精疲力竭
In use
Excessive exercise fatigues the body.
The long hike fatigued the hikers.
Studying for hours is fatiguing.
Verb forms
base fatigue · third person fatigues · -ing fatiguing · past fatigued · past participle fatigued
Connections
Collocations
- fatigue easily
- 容易疲劳
- Some patients fatigue easily after only a short walk.有些病人只走一小段路就容易疲劳。
- be fatigued by
- 因……而感到疲惫
- He was fatigued by the long hours of physical work.长时间的体力劳动使他感到疲惫。
- fatigue the muscles
- 使肌肉疲劳
- Repeating the same motion can fatigue the muscles.重复同样的动作会使肌肉疲劳。
Pop culture & quotes
- Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
- 疲劳让人人都变成懦夫。Carrying the heavy luggage all day fatigued the travelers.整天搬运沉重的行李使旅行者们疲惫不堪。
- Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.
- 没有比永远悬着一件未完成的任务更令人疲惫的了。Working overtime every day soon fatigues even the most dedicated employees.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把过度劳累想象成金属的“疲劳”（fatigue）：反复弯折后突然断裂，人累到极限也像那样垮掉。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式演讲或书面报告、医学或健康相关讨论、工程/材料科学专业文献、烹饪说明 作动词时，该词的用法多偏正式或专业：表示“使疲劳”常见于书面表达；在工程、材料领域指“（使）产生疲劳破坏”；在烹饪中则指“用调味汁或搅拌使沙拉变蔫”。具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
既可用作及物动词（使疲劳）也可用作不及物动词（感到疲劳）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词：league /liɡ/、intrigue /ɪnˈtriɡ/ 与 fatigue 的重读元音 /i/ 及随后的 /ɡ/ 构成韵脚。拼写相似的 plague /pleɪɡ/、vague /veɪɡ/、rogue /roʊɡ/ 分别读 /eɪɡ/、/eɪɡ/、/oʊɡ/，与 fatigue 不同韵；colleague /ˈkɒliɡ/ 虽也以 /liɡ/ 结尾，但重音在第一音节，不是标准同韵词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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