Word · Frequency #9311
wearily
/ˈwerəli/
adverb
疲倦地；疲惫地
in a way that shows tiredness or lack of energy
- 1.
In a weary manner; feeling weary.
疲倦地
- 2.
in a weary manner
疲惫地
- 3.
In a weary manner; causing weariness.
令人疲倦地
令人疲倦地；疲倦地；疲惫地；厌倦地；无聊地
In use
After a long day at work, she sat down wearily on the sofa.
He looked at the pile of dishes and sighed wearily.
The old man walked wearily up the stairs, holding the handrail.
verb + wearily
副词置于动词后，是常见位置。
He walked wearily home.
他疲惫地走回家。
wearily + verb
副词置于句首，常以逗号隔开。
Wearily, she sat down on the bench.
她疲倦地坐在长椅上。
verb + sb/sth + wearily
有宾语时，副词常跟在宾语后。
She looked at him wearily.
她疲倦地看着他。
Connections
Collocations
- sigh wearily
- 疲倦地叹气
- She sighed wearily as she sat down.她坐下时疲倦地叹了口气。
- trudge wearily
- 疲惫地跋涉
- The soldiers trudged wearily through the mud.士兵们疲惫地在泥泞中跋涉。
- speak wearily
- 厌倦地说
- He spoke wearily about the long negotiations.他厌倦地谈论漫长的谈判。
- look wearily
- 疲倦地看着
- She looked wearily at the piles of work.她疲倦地看着成堆的工作。
- shake one's head wearily
- 疲倦地摇头
- He shook his head wearily and walked away.他疲倦地摇了摇头走开了。
- smile wearily
Learner notes
Memory Tip
词根记忆：weary（疲倦）+ ly → 疲倦地；联想：一个人拖着脚步说“我weary”，然后-ly变成副词。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常叙述、文学作品、描述动作状态 通常用于描述因疲劳或厌倦而表现出的动作或神态，比较常见于书面语和日常口语中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'merrily' is a perfect rhyme with 'wearily' (same stressed vowel /ɛr/). The other -ily adverbs are spelling lookalikes with different stressed vowels.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.