詞彙精選：tired的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

疲勞的，累的

例句：

Man was made at the end of the week’s work when god was tired.

人類是上帝在工作了一週已經疲勞的時候創造出來的。

例句：

We can relax our tired muscles by massage.

我們可以通過按摩使疲勞的肌肉放鬆。

例句：

I feel very tired after a day's work.

一天工作下來我覺得很累。

例句：

I feel tired after school.

放學後我感覺很累。

例句：

I am [tired].

我很累。

厭倦的，厭煩的

例句：

He is tired of his city job and dreams of getting back to the land.

他厭倦城裏的工作，渴望回去過田園生活。

例句：

I suppose she'd got tired of a gay life and wanted to settle down.

我想她一定是厭倦了放蕩的生活，想要安定下來。

v.

tire的過去式和過去分詞

二、詞義辨析：

weary,tired

這兩個形容詞均有“累的，疲乏的”之意。weary側重指由於連續不斷進行某項活動而造成的疲勞，以致感到厭煩。tired普通用詞，泛指因工作緊張，勞動過度，休息不足等而引起的疲乏。

三、參考例句：

He looked tired.

他看起來累了。

I am tired.

我很累。

I'm tired and jet-lagged.

我又累又有時差。

I feel tired after school.

放學後我感覺很累。

His long speech tired everyone.

他的長篇發言讓大家厭煩。

If you are tired, rest.

如果你累了，那麼就請你休息。

There is a tired woman in sidestep.

臺階上有一個疲勞的婦女。

This morning I felt tired and lackluster.

今天早上覺得很累，而且沒有精神。

We are really tired of these wars.

我們對這些戰爭感到疲倦不堪。

I'm tired of his complaints.

我聽膩了他的抱怨。