tire1
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.