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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryex·haust I \ig-ˈzȯst\ verb ETYMOLOGY Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire, from ex- + haurire to draw; akin to Middle High German œsen to empty, Greek auein to take DATE 1531transitive verb1. a. to consume entirely : use up exhausted our funds in a week b. to tire extremely or completely exhausted by overwork c. to deprive of a valuable quality or constituent exhaust a photographic developer exhaust a soil of fertility2. a. to draw off or let out completely b. to empty by drawing off the contents; specifically : to create a vacuum in3. a. to consider or discuss (a subject) thoroughly or completely b. to try out the whole number of exhausted all the possibilitiesintransitive verb: discharge, empty the engine exhausts through the mufflerSynonyms: see deplete, tire• ex·haust·er noun• ex·haust·ibil·i·ty \-ˌzȯ-stə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun• ex·haust·ible \-ˈzȯ-stə-bəl\ adjective II noun DATE 18481. a. the escape of used gas or vapor from an engine b. the gas or vapor thus escaping2. a. the conduit through which used gases escape b. an arrangement for removing fumes, dusts, or odors from an enclosure3. exhaustionEnglish Etymologyexhaust exhaust (v.) 1530s, "to draw off or out, to use up completely," from L. exhaustus, pp. of exhaurire "draw off, take away, use up," from ex- "off" + haurire "to draw up" (as water), from PIE *aus- "to draw water." Noun sense of "waste gas" (1848) was originally from steam engines.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7exhaustex·haust / i^5zC:st / noun1. [U] waste gases that come out of a vehicle, an engine or a machine (车辆、发动机或机器排出的)废气: car exhaust fumes / emissions 汽车排出的废气；汽车排放物 2. (also ex'haust pipe) (also tail·pipe especially in NAmE) [C] a pipe through which exhaust gases come out 排气管: My car needs a new exhaust. 我的汽车需要一个新排气管。 verb[VN] 1. to make sb feel very tired 使筋疲力尽；使疲惫不堪 SYN wear out : Even a short walk exhausted her. 即使走一段短路,她也疲惫不堪了。 There's no need to exhaust yourself clearing up—we'll do it. 你不必筋疲力尽地收拾——我们会做的。 2. to use all of sth so that there is none left 用完；花光；耗尽: Within three days they had exhausted their supply of food. 他们在三天之内就把所有粮食吃光了。 Don't give up until you have exhausted all the possibilities. 只要还有可能就别放弃。 3. to talk about or study a subject until there is nothing else to say about it 详尽讨论(或研究): I think we've exhausted that particular topic. 我认为我们已把那个题目讨论透彻了。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishexhaust noun ADJ. car, vehicle | diesel, petrol Diesel exhaust contains a lot of soot. EXHAUST + NOUN emission, fumes, gas, pollution, smoke | pipe, system PREP. from an/the ~ pollution from car exhausts Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: DEPLETE, bankrupt, drain, draw, draw down, impoverish, use up Related Words: dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter; run out Idioms: suck dry Contrasted Words: conserve, preserve, save; renew, restore 2 Synonyms: CONSUME 1, devour, eat, eat up, use up 3 Synonyms: GO 4, consume, expend, finish, run through, spend, use up, wash up 4 to tire utterly FF1C;the 14-hour flight exhausted everyoneFF1E; Synonyms: ||BUGGER, do in, fag, frazzle, knock out, outtire, outwear, ||poop, prostrate, ||sew up, tucker, wear out; compare TIRE 1 Related Words: overdo, overdrive, overexert, overextend, overply, overwork; debilitate, enfeeble, weaken Idioms: run one ragged, tire to death Contrasted Words: relax, rest, unlaxWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedex·haustI. \igˈzȯst, eg-\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire, from ex- ex- (I) + haurire to draw; akin to Middle High German œsen to empty, Old Norse ausa to besprinkle, Greek exauein to take outtransitive verb1. obsolete : to draw forth (as tears)2. obsolete : to draw in : drink up3. a. : to draw off or let out wholly : drain off completely < exhaust the water of a well > < exhaust the air from a bell jar > b. : to empty by drawing off or draining < exhaust a wine cask > < exhaust a bank account > specifically : to create a vacuum in (as the receiver of an air pump) : evacuate 44. a. : to use up the whole supply or store of : expend or consume entirely < exhaust a coal vein > < till her lover had exhausted his eloquence — T.L.Peacock > b. : to deprive wholly of strength, patience, or resources : tire out :wear out : weary < exhausted from a day's shopping > < exhausted himself working in the heat > c. : to destroy the fertility of < steady cropping exhausted the soil >5. a. : to develop (a subject) completely : discuss thoroughly b. : to make use of or try out or otherwise account for the whole number of < exhausted the possibilities > c. : to take complete advantage of (legal remedies) < all administrative remedies must be exhausted before application to the courts can be made >6. : to deprive completely of removable ingredients : deprive of strength or virtue < exhaust a photographic developer >as a. : to extract completely with a solvent < exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether > b. : to free as far as possible from sugar or other ingredient by crystallization < exhaust molasses > c. : to transfer dye from (a dyebath); also : to transfer (a dye) completely from a dyebath onto a fabricintransitive verb1. : discharge, empty < the engine exhausts through a muffler >2. : to flow or pass out < the steam exhausts into the condenser >3. : to pass from a dyebath onto a fabric < substantive dyes exhaust reasonably well onto cellulose >Synonyms: see deplete, tireII. noun(-s)1. a. : the escape or removal of working substance (as gas or vapor) from an engine cylinder after it has done its work on the piston b. : the gas or vapor thus escaping c. : the conduit including muffler and stack through which the gases escape d. : an arrangement (as of fans) for withdrawing undesirable fumes, dusts, or odors from an enclosure (as a factory room or a kitchen)2. : the production of a partial vacuum (as by an air pump) :exhaustion

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