tire1
  
  
	      			KK: [taɪr]
	      			DJ: [ˈtaiǝ]
  
    vt.
    
      - 使疲倦
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A day's work 
tired him.
一天的工作累得他疲憊不堪。
 
      - 使厭煩[(+with)]
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His long speech 
tired the audience.
他的長篇演講令聽眾厭煩。
 
    
    vi.
    
      - 疲勞
 
      - 厭煩[(+of)]
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She never 
tires of talking about her hometown.
她總是津津樂道地談論自己的故鄉。
 
    
   
  辨析
  
 
  
    
tire1
  
  v.
  - become or cause to become in need of rest or sleep.
 - exhaust the patience or interest of. 
▸
(tire of)
 become impatient or bored with.
 
 
  Etymology
  OE tēorian (also in the sense ‘fail, come to an end’), of unknown origin.