[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]疲倦的;疲劳的 If you are weary, you are very tired.
Rachel looked pale and weary.
雷切尔看起来脸色苍白,疲惫不堪。
...a weary traveller...
疲惫不堪的旅行者
He managed a weary smile.
他勉强挤出了一丝疲倦的笑容。
wearily
I sighed wearily...
我疲倦地叹了口气。
He trudged wearily down Arthur Street.
他沿着亚瑟大街精疲力竭地跋涉。
weariness
Despite his weariness, Brand mustered a wan smile...
虽然精疲力竭,布兰德还是无力地笑了笑。
He showed absolutely no signs of weariness.
他毫无倦意。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不再感兴趣的;感到厌烦的 If you are weary of something, you have become tired of it and have lost your enthusiasm for it.
[v-link ADJ of n/-ing]
They're getting awfully weary of this silly war...
他们越来越厌烦这场无聊的战争。
She was weary of being alone.
她厌倦了独处。
wearily
'I'm not Mrs Reynolds,' she said wearily...
“我不是雷诺兹夫人,”她不耐烦地说道。
Measures like these sound wearily familiar.
这些措施听得都让人耳朵生茧了。
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[VERB 动词](使)厌倦;(使)失去热情 If you weary of something or it wearies you, you become tired of it and lose your enthusiasm for it.
[V of n/-ing]
[V n]
[FORMAL 正式]
The public had wearied of his repeated warnings of a revolution that never seemed to start...
他一再预警的革命迟迟没有开始,公众已对此感到厌倦。
He had wearied of teaching in state universities...
他已经厌烦了在州立大学教书。
The political hysteria soon wearied him and he dropped the newspaper to the floor.
政界的歇斯底里让他厌烦,他把报纸扔到了地板上。
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weary/ˈwɪəri; NAmEˈwɪri/
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wearyweariesweariedwearyingwearierweariestadjective(weari·er,weari·est)1very tired, especially after you have been working hard or doing sth for a long time (尤指长时间努力工作后)疲劳的,疲倦的,疲惫的◆a weary traveller疲惫不堪的旅行者◆She suddenly felt old and weary.她突然感到了衰老和疲倦。◆a weary sigh疲倦的叹息2( literary) making you feel tired or bored 使人疲劳的;使人厌烦的◆a weary journey使人疲乏的旅程3wearyof sth/of doing sth ( formal) no longer interested in or enthusiastic about sth (对…)不再感兴趣,不再热心,感到不耐烦◆Students soon grow weary of listening to a parade of historical facts.学生们很快便对听连串史实厌烦起来。▶wear·ily/ˈwɪərəli; NAmEˈwɪrəli/adverb◆He closed his eyes wearily.他疲惫地闭上了眼睛。weari·ness/ˈwɪərinəs; NAmEˈwɪrinəs/noun[uncountable ]verb(wear·ies,weary·ing,wear·ied,wear·ied)1[transitive ]wearysb ( formal) to make sb feel tired 使疲劳;使疲倦SYN
tire
2[intransitive ]wearyof sth/of doing sth to lose your interest in or enthusiasm for sth (对…)失去兴趣,失去热情SYN
tire
◆She soon wearied of his stories.她很快就厌烦了他的故事。weary/ˈwɪəri; NAmEˈwɪri/wear·ily/ˈwɪərəli; NAmEˈwɪrəli/weari·ness/ˈwɪərinəs; NAmEˈwɪrinəs/
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weary1 adjective
weary2 verb
wearywear‧y1 /ˈwɪəri $ ˈwɪr-/ ●○○ adjective
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1very tired or bored, especially because you have been doing something for a long time: She found Rachel in the kitchen, looking old and weary. She sat down with a weary sigh.weary of (doing) something He was weary of the constant battle between them.► see thesaurus at
tired
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say tired rather than weary:· They were tired after their journey.2especially literary very tiring: a long and weary march—wearily adverb—weariness noun [uncountable]
weary1 adjective
weary2 verb
wearyweary2 verb (past tense and past participle wearied, present participle wearying, third person singular wearies) [intransitive, transitive]
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formal to become very tired, or make someone very tired: Amanda wouldn’t admit how much the children wearied her.weary of (doing) something As the day wore on, we wearied of the journey.—wearying adjective
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