Phrase
tiring out
verb
使十分疲劳
tiring out is the present participle of tire out.
to make someone extremely tired
- 1.
To make someone tired; to exhaust.
使某人疲惫；使筋疲力尽。
使某人疲惫；使筋疲力尽。
In use
The long hike tired me out.
After working all day, I was completely tired out.
Running after the kids tires me out quickly.
tire + object + out
宾语为人或动物，可放在tire和out之间。
The long walk tired the children out.
长途步行使孩子们十分疲劳。
be tired out
常用被动语态表示状态。
After the marathon, she was completely tired out.
马拉松之后，她完全累垮了。
tire + oneself + out
反身结构强调主语使自身疲劳。
He tired himself out by working all night.
他工作整夜把自己累得精疲力竭。
Common mistakes
I am tiring out after the long walk.I am tired out after the long walk.
使用被动语态：tire out 表示‘使疲劳’，常用被动结构 be tired out，tiring out 是错误的主动形式。
He tired out me.He tired me out.
tire out 是及物短语动词，当代词作宾语时，必须放在动词和副词之间，即 tire + 代词 + out，不能放在整个短语之后。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- tires out
- third person singular
- tired out
- past, past participle
- tiring out
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用被动语态，如 be tired out
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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