tire
verb [ I or T ] uk/taɪər/ us/taɪr/
C2 （使）感到疲劳;（使）感到累
to begin to feel as if you have no energy and want to rest or go to sleep, or to make someone feel this way
She's been leading throughout the race, but it now looks as if she's tiring. 她在整个赛跑中一路领先，但现在看上去似乎累了。
Even walking up the stairs at work tires me these days. 最近，我连上班时上楼梯都感到累。
- More examples
- The long walk had tired her.
- After the seventh mile, I was beginning to tire.
- In the latter stages of the fight he began to tire.
Phrasal verbs
tire of something/someoneC2 对…感到厌倦（或厌烦）
to become bored with someone or something, or to stop enjoying an activity
This is the kind of toy that kids will soon tire of. 这种玩具小孩会很快玩腻的。
He never tires of (= he enjoys) playing games on his computer. 电脑游戏他百玩不厌。
tire of something 对…感到厌烦
to be annoyed by something
tire someone out 使（某人）筋疲力尽
to make someone feel very tired
Let the kids run around outside - that'll tire them out. 让孩子们在院子里跑跑吧，他们很快就会筋疲力尽的。
tire
noun [ C ] uk/taɪər/ us/taɪɚ/
轮胎（tyre 的美式拼写）
US spelling of tyre UK