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ex·haust /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ vt. | vi. | n.
I ❶ vt.
1. 把…的内容抽空，汲空；抽完，排空；在…中形成真空
exhaust a well 把井里的水汲干
exhaust a tube of air 把管中空气抽光
exhaust the air in a jar 抽光坛里的空气
2. 用完，花光，耗尽；试尽
exhaust one's money 花光自己的钱
exhaust a bank account 把银行账目上的钱用完
exhaust one's patience 失尽耐心
With food and ammunition exhausted, they surrendered. 他们弹尽粮绝，于是投降了。
exhaust one's welcome 不再受欢迎
His will to go further was exhausted. 他已不再有决心继续往前走了。
The city is small and the delights of tourism there can be exhausted in three days. 那城市很小，值得观光的地方3天就可以游遍。
exhaust all the possibilities 试尽各种可能
3. 使耗尽资源(或力量)；使精疲力竭；使枯竭
The long war exhausted the country. 长期的战争使那个国家民穷财尽。
The work has exhausted her mind. 这工作使她费尽脑力。
He exhausted himself working in the heat. 他在高温下干活，累得精疲力竭。
She was exhausted by the hustle and bustle of city life. 她被大城市生活的喧嚣纷扰弄得精疲力竭。
The soil was exhausted from years of careless farming. 多年来马虎草率的耕作耗尽了土壤的肥力。
4. 详尽无遗地论述(或研究)(某题目)
His book on colour photography exhausted the subject. 他那本关于彩色摄影术的书写得全面透彻。
5. 使用溶剂溶去…中的东西
❷ vi.
排出气体；排空；(气体、蒸汽等)被排出，被放出
The engine exhausts through the muffler. 引擎通过消音器排气。
The steam exhausts into the condenser. 蒸汽被排入冷凝器。
Does the chemical factory exhaust into the river? 化工厂的废液是排入这条河的吗?
II n.
1. (废气、废液等的)排出，放出
a car's exhaust system 汽车的排气系统
2. 排气管；排气口；排气装置
a motorcycle with an open exhaust 有开式排气口的摩托车
3. (排出的)废气；废蒸汽；废液；(喷气式发动机或火箭的)喷出气流
exhaust emission 废气的排出
exhaust pollution 废气污染
4. (利用风扇、气泵等的)排气，抽空；排气通风装置
[< L exhaustus made empty < exhaurīre to draw out < haurīre to draw] |