weary
gb/wˈɪɹi/ us/wˈɪɹi/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 1900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective
B1
state
1
tired from work or lack of rest
Feeling tired because you have worked hard or have not slept enough.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] is weary
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'weary' with 'wary'. 'Weary' means tired, while 'wary' means careful or cautious.
คำพ้องความหมาย
tired (More general; 'weary' often suggests prolonged or deeper fatigue.)
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exhausted (Stronger and more intense than 'weary', suggesting extreme tiredness.)
คำตรงข้าม
energetic (Describes having a lot of energy, the opposite of feeling weary.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
feel weary
|look weary
|grow weary
|become weary
|weary eyes
หัวข้อ
daily life
|health
|emotions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- After the long hike, she was too weary to cook dinner.
- He gave a weary sigh and sat down.
- The workers looked weary after the twelve-hour shift.
- I felt weary after staying up all night.
- She rubbed her weary eyes and kept reading.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I am weary after my trip.
- He looks weary today.
- She is weary from walking.
- They feel weary after work.
คำกริยา
B2
action
2
cause someone to feel tired or bored
To make someone feel tired or bored after a long time.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] wearies [someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes use 'weary' as a verb without an object when they mean 'to become tired'; in that case, use 'grow weary'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
tire (More common and general; 'weary' can suggest a deeper or more prolonged effect.)
คำตรงข้าม
energize (To give energy or enthusiasm, the opposite of making someone weary.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
weary the audience
|weary the listener
|weary travelers
หัวข้อ
daily life
|emotions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The endless meetings began to weary the staff.
- His constant complaints wearied her.
- Long speeches can weary an audience quickly.
- The journey wearied even the most experienced hikers.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The long talk wearied me.
- His story wearies the class.
- The hot sun wearies the workers.
adjective
B2
state
3
bored from repetition or unpleasantness
Not wanting to do something anymore because it has happened too much or is unpleasant.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] is weary of [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'weary of' with 'wary of'. The first means bored/tired, the second means cautious.
คำพ้องความหมาย
fed up (Informal; stronger emotional reaction than 'weary'.)
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jaded ('Jaded' often suggests overexposure to pleasures, while 'weary' can apply to any repetition.)
คำตรงข้าม
interested (Engaged and wanting to continue, opposite of being weary of something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
weary of war
|weary of waiting
|weary of politics
หัวข้อ
emotions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She grew weary of hearing the same excuses.
- Many voters are weary of political promises.
- I'm getting weary of this constant rain.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I am weary of his lies.
- She is weary of waiting.
- They are weary of bad news.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
weary
IPA
GB/wˈɪɹi/
US/wˈɪɹi/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
weary (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (weary)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: weary
- Comparative: wearier
- Superlative: weariest
Verb
- Base: weary
- 3rd Person Singular: wearies
- Present Participle: wearying
- Past: wearied
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วลีและสำนวน
a weary sigh
1/ə wˈɪɹi sˈaɪ/
fixed phrase
sigh showing tiredness or resignation
A deep breath out that shows you are tired or have given up hope.
ตัวอย่าง
- He let out a weary sigh before answering the question.
- With a weary sigh, she turned back to her work.
grow weary of
1/ɡɹˈoʊ wˈɪɹi əv/
fixed phrase
become bored or tired of something over time
To slowly start feeling bored or tired of something that happens too much.
ตัวอย่าง
- Over the years, she grew weary of city life.
- They grew weary of the constant noise in the neighborhood.
world-weary
1/wˈɚld wˈɪɹi/
fixed phrase
literary
tired from too many life problems
Not interested in life because you have seen too many bad things happen.
ตัวอย่าง
- The detective’s world-weary expression told its own story.
- She spoke in a world-weary tone that made everyone fall silent.