tire

英 [ˈtaɪə(r)]

美 [ˈtaɪər]

v.  (使)疲劳，疲倦，困倦
n.  轮胎; 头饰

过去式：tired　第三人称单数：tires　过去分词：tired　现在分词：tiring　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.11152 / COCA.2850

短语动词

短语用例

tire of sth/sb

• 对…感到厌倦；对…腻烦
  to become bored with sth/sb or begin to enjoy it/them less
  1. Her legs were beginning to tire.
     她的双腿开始感到累了。
  2. He has made a good recovery but still tires easily.
     他已康复得不错，但仍然容易感到疲劳。

tire sb/yourself out

• 使感到筋疲力尽；感到疲惫不堪
  to make sb/yourself feel very tired
  1. to check your tire pressure
     检查轮胎气压

习惯用语

v.

never tire of doing sth
• 不厌其烦地做
  to do sth a lot, especially in a way that annoys people
• He went to Harvard─as he never tires of reminding us.
  他上过哈佛——他就这样不厌其烦地一再提醒我们。

牛津词典

verb

• （使）疲劳，疲倦，困倦
  to become tired and feel as if you want to sleep or rest; to make sb feel this way
  1. Her legs were beginning to tire.
     她的双腿开始感到累了。
  2. He has made a good recovery but still tires easily.
     他已康复得不错，但仍然容易感到疲劳。

noun

noun

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)感到疲劳;(使)感到累
  If somethingtiresyou or if youtire, you feel that you have used a lot of energy and you want to rest or sleep.
  1. If driving tires you, take the train...
     如果开车觉得累，就乘火车吧。
  2. He tired easily, though he was unable to sleep well at night.
     他很容易疲倦，可夜里却睡不好觉。
• VERB 厌烦;厌倦
  If youtire ofsomething, you no longer wish to do it, because you have become bored of it or unhappy with it.
  1. He felt he would never tire of international cricket...
     他认为自己永远不会对国际板球赛生厌。
  2. Sooner or later he may tire of constantly putting himself last.
     迟早他会厌倦总是把自己排在最后。
• 同 tyre
  Atireis the same as atyre.

英英释义

noun

• hoop that covers a wheel
  1. automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air
  Synonym:tyre

verb

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
  1. We wore ourselves out on this hike
  Synonym:wear upontire outwearwearyjadewear outoutwearwear downfag outfagfatigue
• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
  1. I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
  Synonym:pallwearyfatiguejade
• cause to be bored
  Synonym:bore
• deplete
  1. exhaust one's savings
  2. We quickly played out our strength
  Synonym:run downexhaustplay outsap

双语例句

• People were beginning to tire in the midday heat.
  在正午时分的热浪之中，人们开始感到疲倦。
• That flat tire cost me an hour.
  那次轮胎爆胎费了我一个小时。
• A flat tire put my bicycle out of commission.
  车胎跑气使我的自行车无法使用。
• My car got a flat tire.
  我的车子爆胎了。
• Moving through an endless muddy puddle, the rear tire of my car blew out.
  在没有尽头的泥坑中行驶时，我的汽车的后轮胎突然爆炸。
• The tire's had a blowout.
  轮胎放炮了。
• I had a flat tire this morning.
  今天早晨我的轮胎瘪了。
• The microprocessors can monitor tire wear and brake power on the cars.
  这微处理器能监控汽车轮胎磨损和煞车动力的情形。
• He tired easily, though he was unable to sleep well at night.
  他很容易疲倦，可夜里却睡不好觉。
• He did not have enough money to have the tire patched up, let alone buy a new one.
  他的钱还不够补这个轮胎，更别提买个新的了。