exhausting

/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)

exhausting — 形容詞

  • exhaustingpositive
  • more exhaustingcomparative
  • most exhaustingsuperlative

1. causing such great tiredness that you have no strength or energy left for furthe

1.形容詞B1
釋義

累人的

使人感到極度疲勞的

causing such great tiredness that you have no strength or energy left for further activity

例句

Moving the heavy boxes up three flights of stairs was exhausting for Bilal.

把那些重箱子搬到三層樓上對 Bilal 來說真累人。

predicative: [activity] + be + exhausting

The three-hour statistics exam was exhausting, and Elena could barely think afterwards.

那場三小時的統計學考試真累人，Elena 考完後幾乎無法思考。

同義詞
  • tiring

    less strong and more general; every exhausting activity is tiring, but not every tiring activity is exhausting

  • draining

    emphasises the feeling of energy being slowly taken away; often used for emotional or mental fatigue

  • taxing

    emphasises the amount of effort or concentration needed rather than the tiredness that results

  • wearisome

    more formal; suggests boredom and monotony as well as tiredness

反義詞
  • refreshing

    making you feel energetic and restored again

  • energising

    giving you more energy rather than taking it away

文法句型

exhausting + noun (e.g., an exhausting day)

be + exhausting (e.g., the work is exhausting)

find + [activity] + exhausting (e.g., I found the journey exhausting)

用法筆記

Use 'exhausting' to describe the activity or thing that causes tiredness, not the person who feels tired (use 'exhausted' for the person). It is stronger than 'tiring': an exhausting activity leaves you with almost no energy, whereas a tiring activity simply makes you want to rest. Common with verbs be and find.

常見錯誤

❌I am exhausting after the hike.
✅I am exhausted after the hike.
💡'exhausting' describes the activity (the hike was exhausting), not how you feel; use 'exhausted' for the person's state.