tired S1 W2 / taɪəd $ taɪrd / 形容词

1 feeling that you want to sleep or rest

so tired (that)

I’m so tired I could sleep for a week.

too tired to do something

He was too tired to argue.

He looks tired out (= very tired ) .

‘No,’ Frank said in a tired voice.

2 tired of (doing) something bored with something, because it is no longer interesting, or has become annoying :

I’m tired of watching television; let’s go for a walk.

I was getting tired of all her negative remarks.

3 familiar and boring 反义词 fresh :

tired old speeches

— tiredness 名词 [不可数名词]

— tiredly 副词 → dog-tired , → be sick (and tired) of something at sick 1 ( 6 )

THESAURUS

tired feeling that you want to sleep or rest : I was really tired the next day. | the tired faces of the children

exhausted extremely tired : I was exhausted after the long trip home. | He sat down, exhausted. | She immediately fell into an exhausted sleep.

worn out [名词前不用] very tired because you have been working hard : With three small children to care for, she was always worn out.

weary / wɪəri $ wɪr- / written tired because you have been travelling, worrying, or doing something for a long time : weary travellers | a weary sigh | He looks tired and weary after 20 years in office.

fatigued formal very tired : They were too fatigued to continue with the climb. | Because of her illness, she often became fatigued.

drained [名词前不用] very tired and feeling as if all your energy has gone : Afterwards, he felt drained, both physically and mentally.

bushed/beat [名词前不用] informal very tired : I’m bushed. I think I’ll go to bed early. | I’m beat. I don’t think I’ll go for a run tonight.

knackered British English , pooped American English [名词前不用] informal very tired. Knackered is a very informal use - do not use it in polite conversation : By the time I got home I was absolutely knackered.

shattered [名词前不用] British English informal extremely tired : When I first started teaching, I came home shattered every night.

dead spoken extremely tired, so that you cannot do anything but sleep : I was absolutely dead by the time I got home.

almost asleep

sleepy wanting to sleep very soon, so that your eyes start to close : I’m feeling quite sleepy. I think I’ll go to bed. | She rubbed her sleepy eyes.

drowsy starting to sleep because you are in a warm place, have drunk too much alcohol, or have taken medicine : The tablets can make you feel drowsy. | She was beginning to feel a little drowsy after all the food and wine she had consumed.

can’t keep your eyes open/can hardly keep your eyes open to feel so tired that you find it difficult to stay awake : I’d better get some rest – I can’t keep my eyes open. | He had been driving all night, and he could hardly keep his eyes open.