Word · Frequency #11152
tiring
疲倦；犯困
tiring is the present participle of tire.
become sleepy or weary
- 1.
To become sleepy or weary.
变得困倦或疲惫。
- 2.
To make sleepy or weary.
使困倦或疲惫。
- 3.
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
对某事或某人失去兴趣或感到厌倦
- 4.
To become bored or impatient (with).
变得厌烦或不耐烦(对......)。
- 5.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
因过度使用或巨大压力而精疲力尽或感到疲倦
- 6.
To bore.
使厌烦。
使疲倦；使犯困；厌倦；厌烦；不耐烦；（使）精疲力竭；累坏；使厌烦；使无聊；变得困倦或疲惫。
In use
I tire easily when I don't get enough sleep.
The children were beginning to tire after the long walk.
If you keep working without a break, you will soon tire.
I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
tire of something
表示因重复或无聊而失去兴趣。
He soon tired of the game.
他很快就厌倦了这个游戏。
tire someone out
强调使某人非常疲劳，通常指体力消耗。
The long walk tired me out.
长途行走让我筋疲力尽。
tire someone
及物用法，指使某人感到疲劳。
Connections
Collocations
- tire out
- 使精疲力竭
- The long hike tired us out.长途徒步使我们精疲力竭。
- tire of
- 对……感到厌倦
- He soon tired of the repetitive work.他很快就对重复的工作感到厌倦。
- tire easily
- 容易疲劳
- She tires easily when she doesn't get enough sleep.睡眠不足时，她容易疲劳。
- begin to tire
- 开始感到疲倦
- The players began to tire in the second half.下半场队员们开始感到疲倦。
- show signs of tiring
- 显出疲态，露出疲倦的迹象
- The horse showed signs of tiring near the finish.马在接近终点时露出了疲态。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
轮胎(tire)跑久了会磨损，人忙久了也会 tire——疲倦又厌倦。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式演讲、日常对话、书面评论 tire 作动词表示“使疲劳”或“对……感到厌倦”时，语气整体比较中性；其中 tire of 的搭配多用于书面或稍正式的表达，日常口语中也常用 get tired of 来表达。请根据场合选择自然的说法。
Grammar Note
及物与不及物均可；不及物时常用“tire of”表示厌倦
Pronunciation & Spelling
All of these -ire words rhyme with tire in General American: fire, hire, wire, retire, require, admire. Be careful with lookalikes such as tier (层级) /tɪr/ and tirade /taɪˈreɪd/; they do not rhyme with tire.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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