be knackered
knackered 通常作表语,不用于名词前修饰名词。
After the marathon, I was completely knackered.
跑完马拉松后,我累坏了。
筋疲力尽的;精疲力竭的;疲惫不堪的
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筋疲力尽的;精疲力竭的;疲惫不堪的
very tired; exhausted
After the marathon, I was completely knackered.
跑完马拉松后,我累坏了。
非正式英式表达,口语中常用。
筋疲力尽的
s. very tired
After working a twelve-hour shift, I was absolutely knackered and fell asleep on the sofa.
上了十二个小时的班后,我累得筋疲力尽,在沙发上睡着了。
We walked all day around the city, so by evening we were too knackered to cook dinner.
我们一整天都在城里步行,所以到晚上已经累得没力气做晚饭了。
She felt knackered after the long flight, but she still went to the meeting.
长途飞行后她感到疲惫不堪,但还是去开了会。
knackered 通常作表语,不用于名词前修饰名词。
After the marathon, I was completely knackered.
跑完马拉松后,我累坏了。
from 后接表示原因的短语或动名词。
She was knackered from working late.
她因工作到很晚而筋疲力尽。
feel 作系动词,后接形容词补足语。
I feel knackered this morning.
我今天早上觉得精疲力竭。
get 可表示逐渐变得疲惫的状态。
You'll get knackered if you don't rest.
你不休息会累垮的。
Not this
I am knackering after the exam.
Use this
I am knackered after the exam.
knackered 是形容词,表示“筋疲力尽的”,说明人的状态,要用 -ed 形式;而 knackering 表示“令人筋疲力尽的”,用来修饰使人疲劳的事物。主语是人时应用 knackered。
Not this
After work, I very knackered.
Use this
After work, I am very knackered.
英语中形容词作表语时必须加系动词 be,不能像中文“我很累”那样省略。knackered 是形容词,所以要说 I am very knackered。
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累极了;精疲力竭
After the marathon I was absolutely knackered.
跑完马拉松后,我累极了。
完全累垮
She felt completely knackered after the long flight.
长途飞行后,她感到完全累垮了。
感到筋疲力尽
I always feel knackered after a week of exams.
考完一周的试后,我总是感到筋疲力尽。
看上去疲惫不堪
You look knackered—did you get any sleep?
你看上去疲惫不堪——你睡觉了吗?
累得无法做某事
I was too knackered to cook dinner.
我累得做不了晚饭。
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knackered:k 像累得跪倒的人,ck 是双膝,-ered 表示累瘫的状态。
语域:informal 常见场景:日常口语、英式英语非正式场合 knackered 是英式英语中的非正式用语,通常在日常口语中表示非常疲惫,比较常见于朋友或熟人之间,正式场合不宜使用。
只有 'lacquered' /ˈlækəd/ 与 'knackered' /ˈnækəd/ 完全押韵(非卷舌音)。'knack' 与 'knackered' 共享拼写 'knack' 和首音节 /næk/;'knock' 和 'knight' 都有不发音的 'kn' 拼写,但元音不同;'tired' 共享末尾弱读音节 /əd/ 但不押韵;'naked' 的 -ed 读作 /ɪd/,与 'knackered' 的 /əd/ 不同。
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