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fa.tiguefE5ti:gn [U] fmlextreme tiredness, or (specialized) weakness in something such as a metal part or structure, often caused by repeated bending疲劳,劳累;(金属材料,组织器官的)疲劳Increasing numbers of people in high-powered jobs are suffering from fatigue and stress-related illnesses.越来越多担任高级职务的人感到劳累不堪,而且患有与压力有关的疾病。(humorous) If someone has compassion fatigue, they feel that they have done enough already, and do not want to do any more to help people in a worse situation than themselves.(同情心)麻木(认为自己已做得足够,不愿再去帮助境况不如他的人)After making donations for earthquake relief, famine relief and war relief, even the most generous donors are beginning to suffer compassion fatigue.在先后为救济震灾、饥荒和战争捐助之后,甚至最慷慨的捐助者也变得麻木不仁了。(specialized) The crash was caused by metal fatigue (= repeated pressure in opposite directions) in one of the propeller blades.坠机事件是由一个螺旋桨叶的金属疲劳造成的。
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