2.6.1. gy. A1C2 (példák)

drain verb /dreɪn/ 4 kimerít vkit [T]

The long journey drained him.

exhaust verb /ɪgˈzɔːst/ [T] kimerít (vkit/vmit); kifáraszt (vkit)

The long journey exhausted the children.

strain verb /streɪn/ 1 megerőltet, túlerőltet (izmot, szemet, stb.) [T]

I think I've strained a muscle.

Don't read in the dark or you'll strain your eyes.

tire verb /taɪər/ [I or T] fárad, kifárad, elfárad; fáraszt, kifáraszt, elfáraszt

She's been leading throughout the race, but it now looks as if she's tiring.

Even doing the garden tires me these days.

exhaustion noun /ɪgˈzɔːs.tʃən/ [U] kimerültség

She felt ill with exhaustion.

The tennis star is said to be suffering from exhaustion.

strain noun /streɪn/ 2 túlfeszítettség, nyomás (átv.) (idegi/szellemi) [C or U]

She's a lot better than she was but she's still not ready to face the stresses and strains of a job.

He's been under a lot of strain recently.

tiredness noun /ˈtaɪəd.nəs/ [U] fáradtság

He said that it was tiredness that led him to make the mistake.

I was overtaken by a sudden wave of tiredness.

exhausted adjective /ɪgˈzɔː.stɪd/ kimerült (nagyon fáradt)

By the time they reached the summit they were exhausted.

Exhausted, they fell asleep.

exhausting adjective /ɪgˈzɔː.stɪŋ/ kimerítő

I've had an exhausting day.

shattered adjective /ˈʃæt.əd/ 2 összetört, kimerült

By the time I got home I was absolutely shattered.