
v.使筋疲力盡;耗盡;詳盡論述
n.排氣裝置;廢氣
Caring for young children can exhaust you physically and mentally. 照顧小孩子會(huì)使你身心疲憊。
The expedition was forced to turn back when it exhausted its food supply. 沒有了食物,這個(gè)探險(xiǎn)隊(duì)不得不返航。
He failed to exhaust this subject. 他沒能對(duì)這個(gè)題作詳盡無遺的論述。
用作名詞 (n.)The car needs a new exhaust. 這輛車需要換一個(gè)新的排氣管。
There are many sources of air pollution,for example, exhaust fumes. 造成空氣污染的因素有很多,例如廢氣。
exhaust的基本意思是“用盡,耗盡,使衰竭”,引申可指由于過度疲勞而使精力完全消耗掉,要經(jīng)過長時(shí)間的休息才能恢復(fù)。exhaust還可指“詳盡論述”。
exhaust在句中多用作及物動(dòng)詞,其后接名詞或代詞作賓語。
exhaust作“使疲憊”解時(shí),后常接介詞with或by表示引起疲憊的原因。