used-up

IPA/jˈuːzdˈʌp/
IPA/jˈuːzdˈʌp/

used-up — 形容詞

1. No longer available because the whole amount has been consumed or spent.

1.形容詞B1
釋義

用盡；耗盡

物品或資源已完全消耗

No longer available because the whole amount has been consumed or spent.

例句

All the flour was used up after the bakery closed for the holidays.

聖誕節假期結束後，烘焙坊的所有麵粉都用盡了。

Harper checked the fuel gauge and saw the gas was nearly used up.

Harper 看了一下油量表，發現汽油幾乎要用盡了。

collocation: fuel / gas / resources are used up

同義詞
  • exhausted

    more formal and can describe both resources and people; 'used-up' is mostly for resources

  • depleted

    more formal; common in scientific or business contexts (depleted uranium, depleted funds)

  • consumed

    neutral and factual, often used for food, fuel, or time

  • gone

    very informal; used in everyday speech ('the milk is all gone')

反義詞

用法筆記

Predicative only — this adjective normally appears after a linking verb (be, feel, get, seem, look), not before a noun. ❌ 'a used-up battery' sounds unnatural; ✅ 'the battery is used up.'

常見錯誤

❌a used-up battery' (hyphenated adjective before a noun).
✅the battery is used up
💡the adjective 'used-up' (hyphenated) is predicative-only and goes after the verb. The verb 'use up' (no hyphen, phrasal verb) correctly describes the action: ✅ 'I used up the milk.' — Don't confuse the adjective form with the verb form.

2. Having no strength or energy left, because of hard work, worry, or prolonged eff

2.形容詞B2
釋義

筋疲力盡

（人）極度疲倦、無力

Having no strength or energy left, because of hard work, worry, or prolonged effort.

例句

After climbing the steep hill, Adina felt used up and needed to rest.

爬完那座陡峭的山丘後，Adina 感到筋疲力盡，需要休息。

pattern: feel + used up

The rescue workers looked used up after searching through the night.

搜救人員徹夜搜尋後，看起來已經筋疲力盡了。

同義詞
  • exhausted

    more common and neutral in register; 'used-up' is more informal and less frequent

  • worn out

    similar register; also describes both people and objects (worn-out shoes)

  • drained

    emphasises emotional or mental energy loss, not just physical

反義詞

用法筆記

Used only for people (or parts of them, like a voice or legs). Does not describe machines or objects. Distinguish from sense 1 (COMPLETELY CONSUMED) which applies only to materials and supplies.

常見錯誤

❌The car battery is used up' (meaning the person is tired).
✅The car battery is dead.
💡'used up' for people's energy, not objects. For objects that are consumed, use sense 1.