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tired

tired

Meaning of tired

English

lacking energy

中文

感到需要休息的

tired

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈtaɪəd/
American English
/ˈtaɪɚd/

tired with Chinese translation

tired usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇨🇳Chinese

He came home with a tired look.

他带着疲倦的表情回到家。

🇬🇧English→🇨🇳Chinese

Seeing my tired mom, I went to help her cook.

看到疲倦的妈妈,我去帮她做饭。

tired synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between tired, worn out, beat, drained, sleepy, weary, fatigued, and burnt out

🇬🇧English

very tired; informal

B1often

ENI'm completely worn out after gardening all afternoon.

🇬🇧English

informal, mainly American: very tired

B1often

ENI'm beat after carrying those boxes up the stairs.

D
🇬🇧English
drained

with no energy left, also emotionally

B2often

ENBy evening I felt completely drained from all the cleaning.

sleepy
🇬🇧English

wanting to sleep

A1very often

ENAfter staying up to finish the laundry I felt sleepy.

Advanced: broader words

W
🇬🇧English
weary

literary: tired from long effort

B2rare word

ENShe felt weary after hours of scrubbing the floors.

F
🇬🇧English
fatigued

formal or medical

B2rare word

ENAfter moving the furniture all day she was fatigued.

B
🇬🇧English
burnt out

exhausted from long stress at work

B2often

ENI felt burnt out after weeks of managing the house and work.

S
🇬🇧English
spent

all energy used up

B2often

ENAfter painting the room all day I was totally spent.

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tired meaning: what does it mean?

lacking energy

tired pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

tired is pronounced as /ˈtaɪəd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

tired definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

他带着疲倦的表情回到家。 Translation: He came home with a tired look.

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