tiring

tiring — 形容詞

1. if an activity, experience, or period of time is tiring, it uses up your energy

1.形容詞B1
釋義

累人的

讓人精力耗盡、需要休息的

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

例句

A long hike in the mountains always makes for a tiring but rewarding day.

在山裡長途健行總是既累人又充實的一天。

attributive: a tiring + noun

The eight-hour shift at the warehouse was so tiring that Kian fell asleep on the bus.

在倉庫工作八小時實在太累人了，Kian 在公車上就睡著了。

so + tiring + that-clause

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌After the long walk, I felt very tiring.
✅After the long walk, I felt very tired.
💡Use 'tired' for how a person feels; use 'tiring' for the activity that causes the feeling.