weary學測 L6KK [ˈwɪri] | /ˈwɪri/
疲倦的;疲憊的·使疲憊;使精疲力竭·厭倦的;厭煩的
常與 tired 混用,但語感不同
By the time the shift ended, the nurses looked weary but still smiled at each new patient.
值班結束時,護理師看起來很疲憊,但仍對每位新病人微笑。
一個畫面:力氣被磨光
腿軟攤坐爬完長樓梯後雙腿發軟坐下
電量歸零像手機用到只剩最後一格電力
聽膩皺眉同一句話聽第十次忍不住皺眉
義項
腿軟攤坐C2adjective疲倦的;疲憊的
After walking for four hours in the mountains, we were too weary to walk another step.
走了四小時的山路後,我們累到再也走不動了。
feel wearylook weary
電量歸零C1verb使疲憊;使精疲力竭
The long trip wearied the children before we even reached home.
這趟長途旅行讓孩子們還沒到家就已經累壞了。
be wearied by
聽膩皺眉C2adjective厭倦的;厭煩的
After hearing the same joke three times, I grew weary of it.
同一個笑話聽了三次之後,我對它感到厭煩了。
grow weary ofweary of
片語
weary of聽膩皺眉 →對某事感到厭倦
grow weary漸漸累垮 →漸漸變得疲憊或厭倦
weary sigh疲憊嘆氣 →疲憊地嘆一口氣
world-weary看破世事 →對世界感到厭倦淡漠
你會不會這樣說?
The hikers looked ___ after the long hike. (weary / wary)
看答案
weary
weary 是「疲憊的」,wary 是「警戒的」,拼法只差一個字母。
'My brother grew weary of the same homework.' 這裡 weary 最接近哪個意思?(A) 身體累 (B) 心裡厭煩
看答案
(B)
此句講的是重複做同件事後的厭煩,對應「厭倦的」義項而非體力疲憊。
字族
weariness 疲憊;厭倦(名詞)・wearily 疲憊地(副詞)