tire
Definitions
To become or make weary; to lose energy
（使）疲倦，（使）疲劳
To become bored or impatient with something
（对……）厌倦，厌烦
The rubber covering around a wheel
轮胎
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom the 'pull' root tir: to tire is to be drawn out of energy — pulled empty. The 'grow weary' sense and the 'grow bored' sense are the same drain (tire of a routine). The wheel's tire belongs here too: originally the iron band drawn tight around a wheel to bind it — the 'attire' of the wheel.
Root tir still carries 8 more wordsWhy It Means This
Tire shows how 'pulling' becomes 'wearing out.' Drag something long enough and it goes slack; pull energy out of a person and they tire. The 'bored' sense is the emotional version — interest gets drained ('I never tire of this view'). Even the rubber tire keeps the pulling idea, from the band stretched taut around a wheel.
Common Collocations
- 1.tire of something厌倦某事
- 2.tire easily容易疲劳
- 3.tire out使精疲力竭
- 4.never tire of对……百看不厌
- 5.flat tire爆胎
Example Sentences
- 1.
Long meetings tire me more than physical work.
- 2.
She never tires of telling that story.
- 3.
We had to change a flat tire on the highway.