exhausting
exhausting — adjective
1. causing such great tiredness that you have no strength or energy left for furthe
causing such great tiredness that you have no strength or energy left for further activity
Moving the heavy boxes up three flights of stairs was exhausting for Bilal.
predicative: [activity] + be + exhausting
The three-hour statistics exam was exhausting, and Elena could barely think afterwards.
The eight-hour hike up the mountain was exhausting for Ryo and his cousins.
Soraya found the wedding preparations exhausting, even though she loved seeing her sister happy.
The night-shift work at the factory was exhausting for Christopher during his first month.
- 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
- 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.