fatigue
英 [f?'ti?g]
美[f?'tig]
- n. 疲勞，疲乏；雜役
- vt. 使疲勞；使心智衰弱
- vi. 疲勞
- adj. 疲勞的
英英釋意
- 1. temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work;
- "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"
- "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"
- "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"
- 2. used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress;
- "metal fatigue"
- 3. (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something;
- "he was suffering from museum fatigue"
- "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"
- "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"
- "political fatigue"
- 4. labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on);
- "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"
- "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"
