exhausting

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If something exhausts you, it makes you so tired, either physically or mentally, that you have no energy left. 使精疲力竭
Don't exhaust him. 别让他精疲力竭了。
2. exhaustedADJ 精疲力竭的
She was too exhausted and distressed to talk about the tragedy. 她太疲惫和忧伤了，不想谈论那场悲剧。
3. V-T If you exhaust something such as money or food, you use or finish it all. 用完
We have exhausted all our material resources. 我们已用完了所有的物资。
4. V-T If you have exhausted a subject or topic, you have talked about it so much that there is nothing more to say about it. 说尽
She and Chantal must have exhausted the subject of clothes. 她和钱特尔肯定说尽了服装这个主题。
5. N-UNCOUNT Exhaust is the gas or steam that is produced when the engine of a vehicle is running. 废气[also N in pl]
...the exhaust from a car engine. …从汽车引擎排出的废气。
The city's streets are filthy and choked with exhaust fumes. 这座城市的街道肮脏不堪，充满了废气。
6. N-COUNT The exhaust is the same as the . 排气管[英国英语]

Speaking as a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausting.
It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day .
After an exhausting shift at the hospital , she just wanted to get home to bed .
We finally arrived at the holiday cottage after an exhausting nine-hour drive .
The new director is a very lively character - his constant energy can be quite exhausting at times .