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fa·tigue /fəˈtig/
U疲勞;C令人勞累的工作(vt.)使疲勞,使衰弱(vi.)疲勞
fa·tigue /fəˈtɪg/ 名詞
疲勞
Fa·tigue n.
1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war.
3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.
Fatigue call Mil., a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties.
Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers.
Fatigue duty Mil., labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms. --Farrow.
Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
Fa·tigue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fatigued p. pr. & vb. n. Fatiguing, n.] To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.
Syn: -- To jade; tire; weary; bore. See Jade.
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fatigue
n 1: temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard
physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for
extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the
decline in the execution of their athletic skills";
"weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell
asleep" [syn: weariness, tiredness]
2: used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state
caused by long stress; "metal fatigue"
3: (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from
overexposure to something; "he was suffering from museum
fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a
bad case of football fatigue"; "the American public is
experiencing scandal fatigue"; "political fatigue"
4: labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or
digging or draining or so on); "the soldiers were put on
fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to
kitchen fatigues" [syn: fatigue duty]
v 1: get tired of something or somebody [syn: tire, pall, weary,
jade]
2: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;
"We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire, wear
upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear,
wear down, fag out, fag] [ant: refresh]