exhausting 音标拼音: [ɪgz'ɔstɪŋ]
a . 使耗尽的,使筋疲力尽的
使耗尽的,使筋疲力尽的
exhausting adj 1 :
having a debilitating effect ; "
an exhausting job in the hot sun " [
synonym : {
draining }, {
exhausting }]
2 :
producing exhaustion ; "
an exhausting march "; "
the visit was especially wearing " [
synonym : {
exhausting }, {
tiring }, {
wearing },
{
wearying }]
Exhaust \
Ex *
haust "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Exhausted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Exhausting }.] [
L .
exhaustus ,
p .
p .
of exhaurire ;
ex out haurire ,
haustum ,
to draw ,
esp .
water ;
perhaps akin to Icel .
asua to sprinkle ,
pump .]
1 .
To draw or let out wholly ;
to drain off completely ;
as ,
to exhaust the water of a well ;
the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation .
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2 .
To empty by drawing or letting out the contents ;
as ,
to exhaust a well ,
or a treasury .
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3 .
To drain ,
metaphorically ;
to use or expend wholly ,
or till the supply comes to an end ;
to deprive wholly of strength ;
to use up ;
to weary or tire out ;
to wear out ;
as ,
to exhaust one '
s strength ,
patience ,
or resources .
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A decrepit ,
exhausted old man at fifty -
five .
--
Motley .
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4 .
To bring out or develop completely ;
to discuss thoroughly ;
as ,
to exhaust a subject .
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5 . (
Chem .)
To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives ;
as ,
to exhaust a drug successively with water ,
alcohol ,
and ether .
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{
Exhausted receiver }. (
Physics )
See under {
Receiver }.
Syn :
To spend ;
consume ;
tire out ;
weary .
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Exhausting \
Ex *
haust "
ing \,
a .
Producing exhaustion ;
as ,
exhausting labors . --
{
Ex *
haust "
ing },
adv .
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37 Moby Thesaurus words for "
exhausting ":
arduous ,
burdensome ,
crippling ,
debilitating ,
devitalizing ,
difficult ,
draining ,
enervating ,
enfeebling ,
fatiguesome ,
fatiguing ,
grinding ,
grueling ,
hard ,
harsh ,
heavy ,
killing ,
laborious ,
onerous ,
oppressive ,
overburdensome ,
punishing ,
sapping ,
straining ,
strenuous ,
stressful ,
tiresome ,
tiring ,
toilsome ,
trying ,
tyrannous ,
weakening ,
weariful ,
wearing ,
wearisome ,
wearying ,
weighty
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