exhaust
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
The water was exhausted out of the well.
Moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.
- 2.
(transitive)To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.
to exhaust a well
to exhaust a treasury
- 3.
(figuratively, literally, transitive)To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or use until the supply comes to an end.
My grandfather seemingly never exhausts his supply of bad jokes.
to exhaust one's resources
to exhaust all possibilities
You're exhausting my patience.
I exhausted my strength walking up the hill.
- 4.
(transitive)To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy.
The marathon exhausted me.
- 5.
(transitive)To discuss thoroughly or completely.
That subject has already been exhausted.
- 6.
(transitive)(transitive, chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives.
to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether
- 7.
(transitive)To expel (as exhaust).
- 8.
(intransitive)To discharge or escape (as exhaust).
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
- 2.
The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
- 3.
The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
- 4.
An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
- 5.
Exhaust gas.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable, obsolete)Exhausted; used up.
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From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurīre (to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust), from ex (out) + haurīre (to draw (especially water), drain).