tire
verb/ˈtaɪə(r)/
/ˈtaɪər/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they tire | /ˈtaɪə(r)/ /ˈtaɪər/ |
| he / she / it tires | /ˈtaɪəz/ /ˈtaɪərz/ |
| past simple tired | /ˈtaɪəd/ /ˈtaɪərd/ |
| past participle tired | /ˈtaɪəd/ /ˈtaɪərd/ |
| -ing form tiring | /ˈtaɪərɪŋ/ /ˈtaɪərɪŋ/ |
- tire (somebody) to become tired and feel as if you want to sleep or rest; to make somebody feel this way
（使）疲劳，疲倦，困倦 - Her legs were beginning to tire.
她的双腿开始感到累了。 - He has made a good recovery but still tires easily.
他已康复得不错，但仍然容易感到疲劳。 - Walking even a short distance tires him.
即使走一小段距离他都会累。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- She found herself tiring more quickly these days.
她觉得自己最近更容易疲倦。 - Long conversations tired her.
长谈让她感到疲倦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- quickly
- eventually
- …
- begin to
Word Originverb Old English tēorian ‘fail, come to an end’, also ‘become physically exhausted’, of unknown origin. - Her legs were beginning to tire.
Idioms
never tire of doing something
- to do something a lot, especially in a way that annoys people
不厌其烦地做 - He went to Harvard—as he never tires of reminding us.
他上过哈佛，他总是不厌其烦地一再提醒我们这一点。
- He went to Harvard—as he never tires of reminding us.
