676　tired，tiring，tiresome，exhausted和weary

① tired意为“疲劳的，疲倦的”，普通用语，常作表语，泛指因工作或紧张引起的疲惫；也可表示“厌倦的，厌烦的”，指对其他人或事物感到厌倦。

I'm tired of doing the same thing day after day. 我厌倦日复一日地做同样的事情。

He is tired after a whole day's work. 他工作了一天后累了。

She felt tired from such a long walk. 走了这么长的路她感到很疲劳。

② be tired of sth.表示“对……厌腻”，相当于be weary of；tire of sth.也是这层意思。

I'm tired of his words. 我对他的话感到厌烦。

I tire of answering his foolish questions. 我懒得回答他愚蠢的问题。

③ tiresome和tiring含有主动意味，意为“讨厌的，使人厌倦的”，指人或事单调、乏味、缺乏活力，使人感到身体不适或精神压抑。

Everyone grew bored with the long，tiresome lecture. 大家渐渐地对那冗长、令人厌倦的演讲感到厌烦了。

I've had a tiring/tiresome day. 我度过了疲劳的一天。

The journey was very tiring/tiresome. 这次旅行可真累人。

I found her words rather tiring/tiresome. 我发现她的话令人讨厌。

④ exhausted意为“筋疲力尽的”，含有被动意味，指由于过度的操劳，使得精力或体力消耗殆尽。

He lay down utterly exhausted. 他筋疲力尽地躺下了。

An exhausted traveller arrived at an inn at midnight. 一位疲惫不堪的旅人半夜来到了一家小旅馆。

⑤ weary意为“非常疲倦的，对……感到厌倦的，对……不再有兴趣的”，与tired相似，但语气较重，着重指长时间的脑力劳动或体力劳动引起的疲劳，也指对不愉快事情的不满或烦恼。

He felt weary after a whole day's work in the field. 他在田里干了一整天，感到疲劳。

I'm weary of her constant nagging. 她唠叨个没完，我都听腻了。

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be tired with相当于be weary with，表示“因……而疲劳”。

He was tired with walking. 他走累了。