knackered
/ˈnækəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnækərd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈna-kərd/ (ame, mw)
knackered — adjective
- knackeredpositive
- more knackeredcomparative
- most knackeredsuperlative
1. feeling so worn out that you can barely move or think straight, usually after lo
feeling so worn out that you can barely move or think straight, usually after long physical effort or a draining day.
After running the London Marathon, Christopher was absolutely knackered by the finish line.
intensifier: absolutely knackered
Tanvi came home knackered from her twelve-hour shift at the hospital.
predicative: be / come home knackered
The builders looked completely knackered after carrying bricks all afternoon.
We were too knackered to cook, so we ordered curry from the corner shop.
Mum said the kids would be knackered after a whole day at the seaside.
文法句型
be + knackered
absolutely / completely / totally + knackered
用法筆記
Predicative only — say 'I'm knackered', not 'a knackered worker'. Common with intensifiers 'absolutely / completely / totally'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense always describes a living person or animal, never an object.
常見錯誤
2. of a machine or object, so worn out from use that it no longer works properly an
of a machine or object, so worn out from use that it no longer works properly and should be replaced or thrown away.
The washing machine is completely knackered — the drum stopped spinning halfway through the cycle.
subject is a machine; predicative
Dario's old van was knackered, so he sold it for scrap last weekend.
Mira's hiking boots are knackered after three winters on muddy trails.
Don't buy that bike — the gears and brakes are properly knackered.
文法句型
be + knackered
the + noun + is/are + knackered
用法筆記
Subject must be an inanimate object, usually mechanical or made for repeated use (machines, vehicles, shoes, tools). Distinguish from sense 1 (people): you cannot say 'the kettle is knackered' to mean tired.