tired
adjective
uk/taɪəd/us/taɪrd/tiredadjective(NEEDING REST)
A1
in need ofrestorsleep:
疲劳的，疲倦的，累的I was so tired when I gothomefromworklastnightthat I had aquicknap.我昨晚下班回家后很累，就小睡了一会儿。
Mylegsare tired.我的腿酸了。
Shespokein a tiredvoice.她说话有气无力的。
in need of sleep or rest
- tiredI'm so tired, I need a nap.
- exhaustedI'm too exhausted to take the dog for a walk.
- worn outI was completely worn out.
- burned outHe was completely burned out after a full week of performances.
- drainedI'd worked a twelve-hour day and was absolutely drained.
- wiped outI've been up since 4 a.m. and am just wiped out.
- When she getshomefromschool, she's so tired all she can do isflopdown infrontof thetelevision.
- Mylegswere tired after so muchwalking.
- Harry's beendrivingallday- he must be tired.
- Domcarriedhisdaughterpiggybackwhen she got too tired towalk.
- A goodmassagewillrelaxyourtiredmuscles.
Tired and making tired
- all in
- anti-fatigue
- atyourworstidiom
- be dead onyourfeetidiom
- be fit/ready to dropidiom
- finishsomethingoff
- fit to dropidiom
- fragile
- frazzled
- gassed
- haggard
- knackered
- shattered
- shell-shocked
- sleep deprivation
- sleep-deprived
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- strung out
- zonked
tiredadjective(NOT INTERESTING)
disapproving
used todescribepeople,ideas, orsubjectsthat are notinterestingbecause they are veryfamiliar:
（人、想法或话题）老套乏味的，令人生厌的It's always the same tiredoldfacesat thesemeetings.在这些会上总是些不变的令人生厌的老面孔。
be tired ofsomething/someone
B1
to beboredwith anactivityorperson:
对…感到厌倦I'm so tired of doing the samejob,dayafterday.我厌倦了日复一日地做同样的工作。
Don't yougettired ofarguingall thetime?老吵架你们不觉得累吗？
I'msickandtired of youtellingme what to do all thetime.我很烦你老是对我该做什么指手画脚。
unhappy because nothing is interesting
- boredI’m so bored right now, I might as well just go to bed.
- bored stiffWe were bored stiff at Nan’s house.
- bored out of your mindI am bored out of my mind - give me a project to work on!
- be tired ofI'm tired of all her complaining.
- weary ofBoth countries are very weary of the conflict and wish for peace.
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- banal
- basic
- be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
- bland
- lifelessness
- marginal
- marmoreal
- meh
- menial
- slow
- soul-destroying
- soulless
- spinach
- staid
- stale
- stuffy
- tame
- turgid
- worthy
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Bore and bored
Idiom
tired and emotional