exhaust UK [ɪg'zɔ:st] US [-'zɑ:st] verb transitive TIRE 疲倦 ADVANCED ■to make someone extremely tired 使筋疲力竭;使疲惫不堪•The long journey exhausted the children.长途旅行后,孩子们疲惫不堪。 •I've exhausted myself with all that cleaning.打扫完,我累得筋疲力尽。 UK [ɪg'zɔ:st] US [-'zɑ:st] verb transitive USE 用 ■to use something completely 用完;花光;耗尽•How long will it be before the world's fuel supplies are exhausted?再过多长时间地球上的燃料就耗尽了? •I'm afraid he's exhausted my patience.恐怕我对他已经失去耐性了。 •We seem to have exhausted this topic of conversation (= we have nothing new to say about it).这个话题我们好像已经没有甚么好谈的了。 UK [ɪg'zɔ:st] US [-'zɑ:st] noun uncountable ■the waste gas from an engine, especially a car's, or the pipe the gas flows through (引擎排出的)废气;(尤指汽车的)尾气;排气管•Car exhaust is the main reason for the city's pollution.汽车排出的废气是造成城市污染的主要原因。 |