2022-03-10
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - exhaustive & exhausting
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง exhaustive = “ig-ZAWS-tiv”
ออกเสียง exhausting = “ig-ZAW-sting”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
exhaustive & exhausting
Exhaustive means “thorough,”
“comprehensive,”
“completely consuming”:
“This is an exhaustive study of the subject.”
Exhausting means “using up fully,”
“expending the whole of,”
“exerting to the point of fatigue”:
“Digging trenches is an exhausting task.”
Collins COUID English Dictionary:
exhausted – exhausting -– exhaustive
1. 'exhausted'
If you are exhausted, you are very tired.
At the end of the day I felt exhausted.
All three men were hot, dirty and exhausted.
Don't use words such as 'rather' or 'very' in front of exhausted.
You can, however, use words such as completely, absolutely, or utterly.
'And how are you feeling?' – 'Exhausted. Completely exhausted.'
The guest speaker looked absolutely exhausted.
2. 'exhausting'
If an activity is exhausting, it is very tiring.
It's a difficult and exhausting job.
Carrying bags is exhausting.
3. 'exhaustive'
An exhaustive study or description is thorough and complete.
He studied the problem in exhaustive detail.
For a more exhaustive treatment you should read Margaret Boden's book.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for exhaust
Verb
Deplete, Drain, Exhaust, Impoverish, Bankrupt
mean to deprive of something essential to existence or potency.
Deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function.
depleting our natural resources
Deplete implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of
what is necessary to an existence.
personal tragedy had drained him of all spirit
Exhaust stresses a complete emptying.
her lecture exhausted the subject
Impoverish suggests a deprivation of something essential to richness or productiveness.
impoverished soil
Bankrupt suggests impoverishment to the point of imminent collapse.
war had bankrupted the nation of resources
Tire, Weary, Fatigue, Exhaust, Jade
mean to make or become unable or unwilling to continue.
Tire implies a draining of one's strength or patience.
the long ride tired us out
Weary stresses tiring until one is unable to endure more of the same thing.
wearied of the constant arguing
Fatigue suggests great lassitude from excessive strain or undue effort.
fatigued by the day's chores
Exhaust implies complete draining of strength by hard exertion.
shoveling snow exhausted him
Jade suggests the loss of all freshness and eagerness.
appetites jaded by overindulgence
