exhaust
Definitions
To make someone extremely tired; to drain of energy
使精疲力竭
To use up something completely (resources, options, a supply)
耗尽，用光（资源、选择）
The waste gases expelled by an engine; the pipe that carries them out
废气，排气；排气管
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedex- (out) + haust (draw) = 'to draw completely out.' Drain a well dry and you've exhausted it. The same image covers draining a person's energy, using up a supply, and the engine sense — the spent gases drawn out and expelled.
Root haust still carries 5 more wordsWhy It Means This
The link between 'tire out' and 'car exhaust' is the same Latin picture of draining. A well drawn empty, a person drawn empty of strength, an engine's air drawn out the pipe — every sense is content being pulled out until none remains. That is why 'exhaust all options' feels so final: you've drained the list to the bottom.
Common Collocations
- 1.exhaust fumes废气
- 2.exhaust all options用尽所有选择
- 3.exhaust pipe排气管
- 4.completely exhaust彻底耗尽
Example Sentences
- 1.
The long hike completely exhausted the children.
- 2.
We have exhausted every option and must decide now.
- 3.
Black smoke poured from the car's exhaust.
- 4.
Don't exhaust yourself before the big game.