宝宝心里苦：tired的用法你知道吗？

Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.

——Oscar Wilde

男人因厌倦而结婚，女人因好奇而结婚，双方都会失望。

——奥斯卡·王尔德

一、下面我们来看看tired有几种含义 

adj.

1.疲劳的，累的 feeling that you would like to sleep or rest; needing rest

Man was made at the end of the week’s work when god was tired.

人类是上帝在工作了一周已经疲劳的时候创造出来的。

2.厌倦的，厌烦的 feeling that you have had enough of sb / sth because you no longer find them / it interesting or because they make you angry or unhappy

He is tired of his city job and dreams of getting back to the land.

他厌倦城里的工作，渴望回去过田园生活。

二、词义辨析：还有什么词能表示“疲倦的”的意思呢？

weary, tired

这两个形容词均有“累的，疲乏的”之意。

weary侧重指由于连续不断进行某项活动而造成的疲劳，以致感到厌烦。

tired普通用词，泛指因工作紧张，劳动过度，休息不足等而引起的疲乏。

三、学会tired的用法了吗？来做个填词游戏吧

He dragged his ____ feet slowly along.

他拖着疲倦的步子慢慢地走着。