tiring
tiring — adjective
1. if an activity, experience, or period of time is tiring, it uses up your energy
if an activity, experience, or period of time is tiring, it uses up your energy so that you feel you need to rest or stop what you are doing
A long hike in the mountains always makes for a tiring but rewarding day.
attributive: a tiring + noun
The eight-hour shift at the warehouse was so tiring that Kian fell asleep on the bus.
so + tiring + that-clause
Folake found the exam very tiring, especially the essay section at the end.
It is tiring to stand in long queues at the airport after a delayed flight.
Hugo spent the afternoon moving furniture and called it the most tiring job he had done.
- exhausting
stronger than tiring — suggests complete loss of energy, not just a need for rest
- draining
focuses on gradual depletion of energy, often emotional as well as physical
- wearing
less intense than tiring; suggests fatigue that builds up over time
- refreshing
restoring energy rather than using it up
- energizing
giving you more energy rather than taking it away
文法句型
tiring + noun
be + tiring
so + tiring + that-clause
it + be + tiring + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Commonly used with intensifiers such as 'very', 'extremely', 'physically', and 'mentally'. The pattern 'it is tiring to + verb' is a frequent structure for describing general situations.