exhaust
【使精疲力尽、排气装置】
"Exhaust" 既可以作为动词,也可以作为名词,主要表示使精疲力尽、排气装置等含义。根据语境的不同,它有以下几种用法:
1. 作为动词(v.)——耗尽、使...精疲力尽
表示耗尽能量、资源或耐力,使某人感到极度疲劳或某种资源完全消耗掉。
- The long journey exhausted her completely.
(漫长的旅行让她完全精疲力尽。) - The team worked tirelessly, but they eventually exhausted all their resources.
(团队不知疲倦地工作,但最终耗尽了所有资源。) - He exhausted his savings on the new car.
(他把所有储蓄都花在了新车上。)
2. 作为动词(v.)——排放(气体或废气)
"Exhaust" 作为动词时还表示排放废气,特别是指汽车或机器排放的废气。
- The car's engine is designed to exhaust gases efficiently.
(这辆车的引擎设计用于高效排放废气。) - The factory's exhaust system filters harmful emissions.
(工厂的排气系统过滤有害气体。)
3. 作为名词(n.)——废气、排气装置
"Exhaust" 作为名词时表示废气、排气装置,通常与汽车、机械设备的排放系统相关。
- The car's exhaust was loud and emitted a lot of smoke.
(汽车的排气很响,并排放大量烟雾。) - The exhaust fumes from the factory were harmful to the environment.
(工厂的废气对环境有害。) - The exhaust system in this car is designed to reduce noise.
(这辆车的排气系统设计用来减少噪音。)
4. 例句总结
- 耗尽、精疲力尽:
- She was exhausted after running the marathon.
(她跑完马拉松后感到精疲力尽。)
- She was exhausted after running the marathon.
- 排放废气:
- The airplane exhausts large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
(飞机向大气排放大量二氧化碳。)
- The airplane exhausts large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
- 废气装置:
- The mechanic checked the exhaust to ensure it was working properly.
(机械师检查了排气系统,确保它正常工作。)
- The mechanic checked the exhaust to ensure it was working properly.
5. 近义词
- Tire(使疲惫)
- The long workday tired him out.
(漫长的工作日让他感到疲惫。)
- The long workday tired him out.
- Deplete(耗尽)
- The long-running drought has depleted the water supply.
(长期干旱已耗尽水源。)
- The long-running drought has depleted the water supply.
- Empty(耗尽、清空)
- The store's shelves were emptied by customers during the sale.
(在促销期间,商店的货架被顾客清空。)
- The store's shelves were emptied by customers during the sale.
- Fumes(烟雾、废气)
- The factory emitted toxic fumes into the air.
(工厂向空气排放有毒烟雾。)
- The factory emitted toxic fumes into the air.
6. 小贴士
- "Exhaust" 强调的是完全耗尽的状态,无论是指人力、资源,还是物理上的废气排放。
- 当谈到汽车、机器时,它常常指废气或排气系统。