1. vt. & vi.（使）疲劳　 (cause a person or an animal to) be weary or in need of rest
2. vi.对（做）某事感到厌倦　 become uninterested in (doing) sth

　～ abnormally　反常地累
　～ acutely　十分疲劳
　～ easily　容易累
　～ rapidly　很快就感到累
　～ sadly　令人悲哀地疲劳
　～ terribly　累得要命
　～ very soon　很快就感到累
　～ down　使精疲力竭
　～ out　使精疲力竭
　～ the enemy out　使敌人疲惫
　～ of　厌倦，厌烦，对…失去兴趣
　～ of listening to classical music　听厌了古典音乐
　～ of reading the book　看厌了这本书
　～ with　由于…使厌烦

　Young children tire quickly.　小孩儿一下子就累了。
　One tires easily in hot weather.　天气炎热，人容易疲倦。
　The ceremony was short so as not to tire them.　仪式很简短，以免使他们感觉疲劳。
　The long walk tired the kids.　走了这么长的路，孩子们都累了。
　Reading in the dim light soon tired his eyes.　他在昏暗的灯光下看书，不久就觉得眼睛很疲劳。
　His conversation tired her.　他的话让她厌烦。
　Her constant chatter tired everyone.　她不住地东拉西扯，弄得人人都厌烦了。
　The long lecture tired the audience.　这冗长的演说使听众厌倦。

 ♣ tire of　(v.+prep.)
　对…厌烦　lose interest in; become tired of
　He soon began to tire of her.　他很快就开始讨厌她了。
　He never tired of the sound of his own voice.　他从不厌倦自己的讲话。
　She never tires of talking about her clever son.　她谈起聪明的儿子时从不厌烦。
　I never tired of listening to classical music.　我对古典音乐百听不厌。
 ♣ tire out　(v.+adv.)
　使极度劳累　make sb very tired
　I could tell that the long walk tired him out.　我断定这次长途步行已使他筋疲力尽了。
　The long journey tired us all out.　这次长途旅行把我们都累坏了。
　The old veteran could tire out the most robust sportsman.　这位久经沙场的老将能把最强壮的运动员拖得筋疲力尽。
 ♣ tire with　(v.+prep.)
　由于…使某人感到厌倦　lose interest in because of sth; become tired of because of sth
　He tired the audience with his long speech.　他那冗长的发言使听众不耐烦了。

 ♣ tire, exhaust
　参见exhaust条。

　［派生词］ tireless adj.不倦的‖tirelessly adv.不倦地‖tiresome adj.令人生厌的‖tiresomely adv.令人生厌地‖tiring adj.令人厌倦的
　［词源］　古英语tiorian（疲乏，被弄得疲乏）