tire學測 L3KK [ˈtaɪɚ] ｜ /ˈtaɪɚ/
輪胎·使疲倦；使勞累·對…感到厭倦
輪胎與疲倦義項易混，學測常考
The old tire went flat, and fixing it began to tire the whole family.
舊輪胎爆胎了，修理的過程讓全家人都感到疲累。
義項
爆胎換胎B1noun輪胎
The car has a flat tire, so we cannot drive today.
這輛車爆胎了，所以我們今天不能開車。
a flat tirechange a tire
健行疲累B1verb使疲倦；使勞累
The long walk began to tire the children quickly.
這段漫長的步行讓孩子們很快就累了。
反覆生厭B2verb對…感到厭倦
After doing the same job every day, I begin to tire of it.
每天做同樣的工作，我開始對這件事感到厭倦。
never tire of
片語
flat tire爆胎洩氣 →輪胎漏氣或損壞
change a tire換胎修車 →更換輪胎的動作
spare tire備胎待命 →預備替換的輪胎
tire out累到癱軟 →使人筋疲力盡
never tire of百看不厭 →始終不會感到厭倦
你會不會這樣說？
I am very ___ after the long walk. (tire / tired)
看答案
tired
tire 是動詞「使疲倦」，tired 是形容詞「感到疲倦的」，此處需用形容詞。
'After doing the same job every day, I begin to tire of it.' 這裡的 tire 最接近哪個意思？(A) 輪胎 (B) 使疲倦 (C) 厭倦
看答案
(C)
此句用 tire of 表示「對…感到厭倦」，而非輪胎或使疲倦的意思。
字族
tired 疲倦的・tiring 令人疲倦的