tire1
  
  
	      			KK: [taɪr]
	      			DJ: [ˈtaiǝ]
  
    vt.
    
      - 使疲倦![]() A day's work  tired him. 一天的工作累得他疲憊不堪。 
- 使厭煩[(+with)]![]() His long speech  tired the audience. 他的長篇演講令聽眾厭煩。 
vi.
    
      - 疲勞
- 厭煩[(+of)]![]() 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.