half-dead
half-dead — 形容詞
1. extremely tired, especially after doing physical work, exercising, or traveling
累半死
因勞累或睡眠不足而極度疲憊
extremely tired, especially after doing physical work, exercising, or traveling without enough rest — for example, feeling this way after hiking up a mountain all day or after a long flight without sleep.
Antonia was half-dead after the ten-hour flight from Taipei to London.
Antonia 坐了從台北到倫敦的十小時飛機後，累得半死。
collocation: half-dead after [activity]
Asher collapsed on the sofa, half-dead from a day of moving furniture.
Asher 搬了一整天家具後癱在沙發上，累得半死。
collocation: half-dead from [cause]
The hikers staggered into the village half-dead after walking for twelve hours.
那群登山客走了十二小時後，搖搖晃晃地走進村子，每個人都累得半死。
Ilan woke up feeling half-dead because he had only slept three hours.
Ilan 只睡了三個小時，醒來覺得累半死。
Trang is always half-dead after swimming practice on Friday mornings.
Trang 每週五早上游泳訓練完總是累得半死。
- exhausted
more neutral register; works in both formal and informal contexts
- worn out
informal, similar intensity, but suggests long-term use rather than a single event
- dead tired
equally informal, very common in American English
- full of energy
opposite state
- well-rested
opposite cause — having had enough sleep
文法句型
be half-dead
feel half-dead
look half-dead
用法筆記
Only used predicatively (after 'be', 'feel', or 'look'), never before a noun. You cannot say 'a half-dead worker' in this sense — use 'exhausted' instead.
常見錯誤
2. completely exhausted or drained of energy to the point where you can barely func
精疲力竭
因生病、壓力等完全虛脫
completely exhausted or drained of energy to the point where you can barely function — used when the cause is overwhelming, such as severe illness, extreme stress, or relentless overwork.
The flu left Layla half-dead for an entire week.
流感讓 Layla 整整一個星期都精疲力竭。
construction: leave [person] half-dead
After working double shifts, the night-shift nurses were half-dead by Friday morning.
連上兩輪班之後，那些大夜班的護理師到星期五早上已經累到快虛脫了。
Yumi was half-dead with worry during her sister's surgery.
Yumi 在妹妹動手術期間擔心到精疲力竭。
The summer heatwave had everyone in the warehouse half-dead by noon.
夏天的熱浪讓倉庫裡每個人中午之前就累癱了。
By the third day of the conference, even the speakers looked half-dead from exhaustion.
研討會到了第三天，連講者都累得一臉虛脫。
- completely exhausted
more formal and descriptive than 'half-dead'
- drained
suggests energy has been entirely removed; works in medical and everyday contexts
- wiped out
very informal American English; same intensity
- refreshed
feeling renewed after rest
- invigorated
full of energy and life
文法句型
be half-dead with [cause]
leave someone half-dead
用法筆記
Stronger than sense 1. This sense implies you have reached a limit — you cannot continue. Common with 'with' (half-dead with worry, cold, heat) and 'leave' (the illness left me half-dead).