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exhausting 音标拼音: [ɪgz'ɔstɪŋ] a. 使耗尽的,使筋疲力尽的 使耗尽的,使筋疲力尽的 exhausting adj 1: having a debilitating effect; " an exhausting job in the hot sun" [ synonym: { draining}, { exhausting}] 2: producing exhaustion; " an exhausting march"; " the visit was especially wearing" [ synonym: { exhausting}, { tiring}, { wearing}, { wearying}] Exhaust \ Ex* haust"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Exhausted}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Exhausting}.] [ L. exhaustus, p. p. of exhaurire; ex out haurire, haustum, to draw, esp. water; perhaps akin to Icel. asua to sprinkle, pump.] 1. To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength; to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to exhaust one' s strength, patience, or resources. [ 1913 Webster] A decrepit, exhausted old man at fifty- five. -- Motley. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly; as, to exhaust a subject. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Chem.) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as, to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether. [ 1913 Webster] { Exhausted receiver}. ( Physics) See under { Receiver}. Syn: To spend; consume; tire out; weary. [ 1913 Webster]
Exhausting \ Ex* haust" ing\, a. Producing exhaustion; as, exhausting labors. -- { Ex* haust" ing}, adv. [ 1913 Webster] 37 Moby Thesaurus words for " exhausting": arduous, burdensome, crippling, debilitating, devitalizing, difficult, draining, enervating, enfeebling, fatiguesome, fatiguing, grinding, grueling, hard, harsh, heavy, killing, laborious, onerous, oppressive, overburdensome, punishing, sapping, straining, strenuous, stressful, tiresome, tiring, toilsome, trying, tyrannous, weakening, weariful, wearing, wearisome, wearying, weighty
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