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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++drained /dreɪnd/ adjective  TIREDvery tired and without any energy 筋疲力尽的 Suddenly, she felt totally drained. 她突然感觉筋疲力尽。 I felt depressed and completely drained of energy. 我感到情绪沮丧,精疲力竭。see thesaurus at tired
Examples from the Corpus
drainedAfter losing the game, Coach Saylor came to the press conference looking and sounding emotionally drained.By early afternoon Leith owned that she was feeling more than a little drained.Suddenly Grant felt drained and aware once more of the increasing ache in his injured arm and leg.By comparison, she felt drained and despondent.Steve felt so drained he could hardly make it to the car.By the end of the day I felt drained, with nothing to show for all my work.drained of energyAlmost drained of energy the two of them leave Kembel, once a jungle world, now just dust and sand.
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drained
drained /dreɪnd/ adjective
very tired and without any energy:
    Suddenly, she felt totally drained.
    I felt depressed and completely drained of energy.
     
THESAURUS
    tired feeling that you want to sleep or rest: I was really tired the next day. | the tired faces of the children
    exhausted extremely tired: I was exhausted after the long trip home. | He sat down, exhausted. | She immediately fell into an exhausted sleep.
    worn out [not before noun] very tired because you have been working hard: With three small children to care for, she was always worn out.
    weary /ˈwɪəri $ ˈwɪr-/ written tired because you have been travelling, worrying, or doing something for a long time: weary travellers | a weary sigh | He looks tired and weary after 20 years in office.
    fatigued formal very tired: They were too fatigued to continue with the climb. | Because of her illness, she often became fatigued.
    drained [not before noun] very tired and feeling as if all your energy has gone: Afterwards, he felt drained, both physically and mentally.
    bushed/beat [not before noun] informal very tired: I’m bushed. I think I’ll go to bed early. | I’m beat. I don’t think I’ll go for a run tonight.
    knackered British English, pooped American English [not before noun] informal very tired. Knackered is a very informal use - do not use it in polite conversation: By the time I got home I was absolutely knackered.
    shattered [not before noun] British English informal extremely tired: When I first started teaching, I came home shattered every night.
    dead spoken extremely tired, so that you cannot do anything but sleep: I was absolutely dead by the time I got home.


drainedBrE /dreɪnd/ 🔊NAmE /dreɪnd/ 🔊 adjective [not usually before noun] very tired and without energy 精疲力竭;无精打采She suddenly felt totally drained. 她突然感到精疲力竭。🔊🔊The experience left her emotionally drained. 这次经历使得她心灰意懒。🔊🔊


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