Definition of weary in English:

weary

adjectiveweariest, wearier ˈwɪəriˈwɪri

1Feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion.
（尤指过度劳累或睡眠不足引起的）疲劳的，疲倦的
he gave a long, weary sigh
他发出了一声疲倦的长叹。
Example sentencesExamples
- Her body was tired and weary from the day's events.
- He sighed, suddenly feeling weary and old.
- Casey began to grow weary and wished she could lie down.
- The kids were great, bouncing around, but the adults were a bit more weary.
- All of us were weak and weary as we journeyed home.
- But on this particular night, his mother was weary from an unusually difficult day.
- I was feeling slightly weary after the drive and the general lack of sleep, but was quite pumped up.
- You must be weary from your journey.
- I just gazed at the squatting figure in front of me, suddenly feeling extremely weary.
- If something tires you out and makes you weary, it's probably not right.
- ‘I'm sorry about this,’ he said, sounding weary.
- Half an hour had passed when he opened the door, looking very weary.
- The weary traveller asked, ‘Ma'am, could you please move your dog.’
- An older man with gray hair stepped into the room and sank down into one of the plastic chairs with a weary sigh, dropping his head into his hands.
- The detective took a step back, sighing, rubbing his weary eyes with his hand.
- She looked very weary, but brightened up at the sight of her cherished friend.
- Back on the streets, protesters were heading home tired, weary, and quite literally bruised.
- Alaina fell backwards onto the bed, weary from the day's events.
- When nightfall arrived, it found the four weary travelers just entering the city.
- Then she grew too weary to hold her hand up, and it fell into her lap.
Synonyms
tired, tired out, worn out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired, sleepy, drowsy, wearied, sapped, dog-tired, spent, drained, jet-lagged, played out, debilitated, prostrate, enervated, jaded, low
informal all in, done (in/up), dead, dead beat, dead tired, dead on one's feet, asleep on one's feet, ready to drop, fagged out, burnt out, bushed, worn to a frazzle, shattered
British informal knackered, whacked
North American informal pooped, tuckered out
1. 1.1 Calling for a great amount of energy or endurance; tiring and tedious.
  使人疲劳的；令人厌烦的；沉闷乏味的
  the weary journey began again
  令人疲乏的旅程又开始了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But he said nothing and Allie had no choice but to follow him as they began their weary trek across the wide, empty beach.
  And, in the back of their minds, these are the worlds they may hope to find a place in when they lay down the weary burdens of power.
  He roared an order, and the rest of the company began the weary march onward.
  For City, the end of an extremely long and weary season is just 90 minutes away.
  I flew to Turkey on July 7, and made my way on a series of long, weary bus journeys to the Iraq border, manned by both Kurdish and American soldiers.
  It hooked securely to the ledge, and he began his slow, weary climb up the side of the tower.
  He was a pair of hands; he was a strong back; his sturdy legs were fit to do the commonest, the heaviest, the most weary work in the world.
  Synonyms
  tiring, exhausting, wearying, fatiguing, enervating, draining, sapping, stressful, wearing, trying, crushing
  demanding, exacting, taxing, challenging, burdensome, arduous, gruelling, punishing, grinding, onerous, difficult, hard, tough, heavy, laborious, back-breaking, crippling, strenuous, rigorous, uphill
2Reluctant to see or experience any more of; tired of.
厌倦的；不耐烦的
she was weary of their constant arguments
她对他们不断的争论不胜其烦。
in combination war-weary Americans
厌倦战争的美国人。
Example sentencesExamples
- In all three cases, the public grew weary of a drawn-out war with no end in sight.
- By now, though, Fitzpatrick is a little weary of the implicit compliments.
- I grow weary of people who take all the state offers, give nothing in return yet constantly whinge that they are being short-changed.
- People had grown weary of the fighting and saw the futility of fighting against each other.
- I truly do apologise if you are growing weary of this topic, but really: you only have yourself to blame.
- There is a generation of European directors who have grown weary of mainstream cinema's coy attitudes to sex.
- There are plenty of others who are just plain battle-weary.
- Jonathan had looked restrained, almost world-weary, and perhaps a little jaded even.
- Even by midweek the supporters had grown weary of conspiracies.
- Standing backstage, the world-weary piano player clenched his small hands together.
- Recently he has been involved in so many wars of words that he is battle-weary.
- He admits that voters were growing weary of it all and that it hurt his party.
- He looked world-weary although he'd never seen any place outside of Devonshire.
- I am getting a little weary of these sordid experiences, quite honestly.
- A society that has grown weary of God and politics has few talismans against disaster.
- Personally I'm a little weary of this kind of soft, gentle electronica.
- I'm growing weary of pointing out what a success this campaign has been to date.
- Now however, she has grown weary of the media, which she knows will make capital out of her marital split.
- I have grown so weary of the endless preparations that I have begun to take long walks around the countryside.
- But he is probably the best person to tackle issues when both sides are battle-weary.
- Our greatest hope is that humanity has grown weary of violence and is ready to listen.
- I am so weary of the Republican AND Democratic response to world crisis.
Synonyms
tired of, fed up with, bored with/by, sick of, sick and tired of, jaded with/by, surfeited with/by, satiated by, glutted with/by
(be weary of), have had enough of
informal have had a basinful of, have had it up to here with, have had something up to here

verbwearied, wearying, wearies ˈwɪəriˈwɪri

1with object Cause to become tired.
使疲劳，使疲倦
she was wearied by her persistent cough
不停的咳嗽使她感到疲倦不堪。
Example sentencesExamples
- Porter wrapped the words in a seductive tune that never wearies listeners.
- They were both dirty and tired-looking, wearied by the journey.
- I have no wish to weary you with the case I have made in the past, but make of this what you will.
- Save for the rifles, there appeared to be no difference between exhausted captive and wearied captor.
- I will not weary you, or spoil the book, by telling you what all these problems are.
- The small target, defensive quality of so much of the campaign has wearied me to the point of querying the worth of the democratic process.
- While I enjoyed the news-less interlude, too many strikes will weary public patience and risk handing viewers and listeners to the opposition.
- She resorted to all her tricks to get at the grapes, but wearied herself in vain, for she could not reach them.
- The bloated, flabby, obfuscatory writing has wearied readers for two decades.
- In this case, not a lot has changed in the past millennium and a half, except that we're more likely to be wearied by tedium, ennui or heartsickness than by physical fatigue.
- While they both appeared with wide grins and clear good humor on Monday, both were visibly wearied by the repeated questions about U.S.-German ties.
- At any other time, this would provide a welcome diversion for a people wearied by the dreary, daily business of trying to stay alive.
- The Romans, in their turn, took to burning fields themselves, trying to starve Hannibal out, trying to weary his men.
- I should add that there is another aspect to the case, his admission, but I will not weary your Honour with that.
- But it wearied the empire builders, it no doubt wearied Fishlock, and now, sadly, it's likely to weary the average reader.
- I could go on for many more pages in a systematic dissection of this recent work but, it will only weary the reader.
- She has been wearied by calls from the media from throughout the country.
- I had tramped miles and miles, in the hope of wearying myself so that I could sleep and forget.
- They have all seen advertising revenue decline significantly and executives believe the constant diet of down news is wearying readers and advertisers.
- The discipline of the guards is not very good. Sentry duty wearies them, for they must also serve as torturers, interrogators and perform the duties of kidnappers.
Synonyms
tire, tire out, fatigue, wear out, overtire, exhaust, drain, sap, wash out, tax, overtax, enervate, debilitate, enfeeble, jade, incapacitate, devitalize, prostrate
informal whack, bush, shatter, frazzle, wear to a frazzle, poop, take it out of, fag out, do in, knock out
British informal knacker
bore, tire, make fed up
irk, irritate, exhaust someone's patience, annoy, exasperate, get on someone's nerves
informal get to
tiring, exhausting, wearing, trying, fatiguing, enervating, draining, sapping, stressful, weary, crushing
demanding, exacting, taxing, challenging, burdensome, arduous, gruelling, punishing, grinding, onerous, difficult, hard, tough, heavy, laborious, back-breaking, crippling, strenuous, rigorous, uphill
tiresome, irksome, wearisome, boring, dull, tedious, monotonous, humdrum, prosaic, unexciting, uninteresting
2weary ofno object Grow tired of or bored with.
讨厌；厌倦
she wearied of the sameness of her life
她厌倦了单调的生活。
Example sentencesExamples
- Having spent a year immersed in the event, Sloan is wearying of the same old arguments, revisiting debates she thought were closed years ago.
- EU integrationists by direct comparison seem very trustworthy indeed - even if some are wearying of their noble duties.
- Indeed, if they find themselves restrained by a new gripping torpor, they will soon weary of being part of the EU family.
- While the money can be fantastic, many quickly weary of the life.
- Dreamy and bookish, he soon wearied of college life and enlisted in the dragoons.
- Already there are signs that he is wearying of questions about next year's duel with the Americans but the bad news for him is that the inquisition will intensify with each month.
Synonyms
tire of, become/get weary of, become/get tired of, become/get fed up with, become/get fed to death with, become/get bored with/by, become/get satiated with, become/get jaded with, become/get sick of, become/get sick to death of, sicken of
have had enough of, have had a surfeit of, have had a glut of
informal become/get bored of, have had something up to here
3Scottish no object Be distressed; fret.
〈主苏格兰〉忧伤；烦恼
don't think I'm wearying about not being able to paint any more
不要认为我因为无法再绘画而感到烦恼。

Phrases

no rest (or peace) for the weary

humorous One's heavy workload or lack of tranquillity is due to one's own choices.
Example sentencesExamples
- There would be no rest for the wicked, and no rest for the weary.
- So while the team finished the indoor season only weeks ago there is no rest for the weary as they prepare to head outside.
- I have a fairly busy week - no rest for the weary I guess.
- We are organizing as you are gloating, because in this game there is absolutely no rest for the weary.
- There's no rest for the weary when the end of the long post-season grind demands as many as four cross-continent trips.
- That means gays who eschew both the leftover left and homophobic right must carry out an ongoing battle on two fronts, with no rest for the weary.
- Once my mind goes in a particular direction, once I decide to delve into a particular subject, there is no rest for the weary.
- This time, Cherney was deep into mixing four different Stones DVD projects culled from the group's last tour; truly, there is no rest for the weary.

Derivatives

weariless

adjective

Day after day the storm continued, piling snow in weariless abundance.
Example sentencesExamples
- I've tried to keep this ‘autobiography’ as brief as possible but I can't ensure you a weariless reading.
- Though still struggling through the early stages of development, the Pioneers began to display the rewards of their weariless labor last season, defeating Mount Ida 22-6.
- It is surely an item that will accompany the fans for a long time because of its weariless design and high quality.
- Today, the weariless family makes a new start and fulfils its vision of genuine and authentic products from the Lilantio Valley of Evia Island by adding winemaking to its successful gastronomic activities.

Origin

Old English wērig, wǣrig, of West Germanic origin.

Rhymes

beery, bleary, cheery, dearie, dreary, Dun Laoghaire, eerie, eyrie (US aerie), Kashmiri, leery, peri, praemunire, query, smeary, teary, theory

Definition of weary in US English:

weary

adjectiveˈwɪriˈwirē

1Feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep.
（尤指过度劳累或睡眠不足引起的）疲劳的，疲倦的
he gave a long, weary sigh
他发出了一声疲倦的长叹。
Example sentencesExamples
- All of us were weak and weary as we journeyed home.
- When nightfall arrived, it found the four weary travelers just entering the city.
- I just gazed at the squatting figure in front of me, suddenly feeling extremely weary.
- Alaina fell backwards onto the bed, weary from the day's events.
- Her body was tired and weary from the day's events.
- I was feeling slightly weary after the drive and the general lack of sleep, but was quite pumped up.
- She looked very weary, but brightened up at the sight of her cherished friend.
- ‘I'm sorry about this,’ he said, sounding weary.
- Back on the streets, protesters were heading home tired, weary, and quite literally bruised.
- You must be weary from your journey.
- An older man with gray hair stepped into the room and sank down into one of the plastic chairs with a weary sigh, dropping his head into his hands.
- Then she grew too weary to hold her hand up, and it fell into her lap.
- Casey began to grow weary and wished she could lie down.
- Half an hour had passed when he opened the door, looking very weary.
- He sighed, suddenly feeling weary and old.
- The kids were great, bouncing around, but the adults were a bit more weary.
- If something tires you out and makes you weary, it's probably not right.
- The detective took a step back, sighing, rubbing his weary eyes with his hand.
- But on this particular night, his mother was weary from an unusually difficult day.
- The weary traveller asked, ‘Ma'am, could you please move your dog.’
Synonyms
tired, tired out, worn out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired, sleepy, drowsy, wearied, sapped, dog-tired, spent, drained, jet-lagged, played out, debilitated, prostrate, enervated, jaded, low
1. 1.1 Reluctant to see or experience any more of; tired of.
  厌倦的；不耐烦的
  she was weary of their constant arguments
  她对他们不断的争论不胜其烦。
  in combination war-weary Americans
  厌倦战争的美国人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He admits that voters were growing weary of it all and that it hurt his party.
  There are plenty of others who are just plain battle-weary.
  I am getting a little weary of these sordid experiences, quite honestly.
  I truly do apologise if you are growing weary of this topic, but really: you only have yourself to blame.
  By now, though, Fitzpatrick is a little weary of the implicit compliments.
  Now however, she has grown weary of the media, which she knows will make capital out of her marital split.
  But he is probably the best person to tackle issues when both sides are battle-weary.
  In all three cases, the public grew weary of a drawn-out war with no end in sight.
  He looked world-weary although he'd never seen any place outside of Devonshire.
  A society that has grown weary of God and politics has few talismans against disaster.
  I grow weary of people who take all the state offers, give nothing in return yet constantly whinge that they are being short-changed.
  Even by midweek the supporters had grown weary of conspiracies.
  Our greatest hope is that humanity has grown weary of violence and is ready to listen.
  Jonathan had looked restrained, almost world-weary, and perhaps a little jaded even.
  Standing backstage, the world-weary piano player clenched his small hands together.
  People had grown weary of the fighting and saw the futility of fighting against each other.
  I'm growing weary of pointing out what a success this campaign has been to date.
  There is a generation of European directors who have grown weary of mainstream cinema's coy attitudes to sex.
  Recently he has been involved in so many wars of words that he is battle-weary.
  Personally I'm a little weary of this kind of soft, gentle electronica.
  I have grown so weary of the endless preparations that I have begun to take long walks around the countryside.
  I am so weary of the Republican AND Democratic response to world crisis.
  Synonyms
  tired of, fed up with, bored by, bored with, sick of, sick and tired of, jaded by, jaded with, surfeited by, surfeited with, satiated by, glutted by, glutted with
2. 1.2 Calling for a great amount of energy or endurance; tiring and tedious.
  使人疲劳的；令人厌烦的；沉闷乏味的
  the weary journey began again
  令人疲乏的旅程又开始了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It hooked securely to the ledge, and he began his slow, weary climb up the side of the tower.
  And, in the back of their minds, these are the worlds they may hope to find a place in when they lay down the weary burdens of power.
  He roared an order, and the rest of the company began the weary march onward.
  I flew to Turkey on July 7, and made my way on a series of long, weary bus journeys to the Iraq border, manned by both Kurdish and American soldiers.
  For City, the end of an extremely long and weary season is just 90 minutes away.
  But he said nothing and Allie had no choice but to follow him as they began their weary trek across the wide, empty beach.
  He was a pair of hands; he was a strong back; his sturdy legs were fit to do the commonest, the heaviest, the most weary work in the world.
  Synonyms
  tiring, exhausting, wearying, fatiguing, enervating, draining, sapping, stressful, wearing, trying, crushing

verbˈwɪriˈwirē

[with object]

1Cause to become tired.
使疲劳，使疲倦
she was wearied by her persistent cough
不停的咳嗽使她感到疲倦不堪。
Example sentencesExamples
- In this case, not a lot has changed in the past millennium and a half, except that we're more likely to be wearied by tedium, ennui or heartsickness than by physical fatigue.
- At any other time, this would provide a welcome diversion for a people wearied by the dreary, daily business of trying to stay alive.
- I have no wish to weary you with the case I have made in the past, but make of this what you will.
- I should add that there is another aspect to the case, his admission, but I will not weary your Honour with that.
- The discipline of the guards is not very good. Sentry duty wearies them, for they must also serve as torturers, interrogators and perform the duties of kidnappers.
- She resorted to all her tricks to get at the grapes, but wearied herself in vain, for she could not reach them.
- I had tramped miles and miles, in the hope of wearying myself so that I could sleep and forget.
- They were both dirty and tired-looking, wearied by the journey.
- While I enjoyed the news-less interlude, too many strikes will weary public patience and risk handing viewers and listeners to the opposition.
- They have all seen advertising revenue decline significantly and executives believe the constant diet of down news is wearying readers and advertisers.
- She has been wearied by calls from the media from throughout the country.
- Save for the rifles, there appeared to be no difference between exhausted captive and wearied captor.
- Porter wrapped the words in a seductive tune that never wearies listeners.
- While they both appeared with wide grins and clear good humor on Monday, both were visibly wearied by the repeated questions about U.S.-German ties.
- But it wearied the empire builders, it no doubt wearied Fishlock, and now, sadly, it's likely to weary the average reader.
- The bloated, flabby, obfuscatory writing has wearied readers for two decades.
- I will not weary you, or spoil the book, by telling you what all these problems are.
- The small target, defensive quality of so much of the campaign has wearied me to the point of querying the worth of the democratic process.
- The Romans, in their turn, took to burning fields themselves, trying to starve Hannibal out, trying to weary his men.
- I could go on for many more pages in a systematic dissection of this recent work but, it will only weary the reader.
Synonyms
tiring, exhausting, wearing, trying, fatiguing, enervating, draining, sapping, stressful, weary, crushing
tire, tire out, fatigue, wear out, overtire, exhaust, drain, sap, wash out, tax, overtax, enervate, debilitate, enfeeble, jade, incapacitate, devitalize, prostrate
bore, tire, make fed up
1. 1.1weary ofno object Grow tired of or bored with.
  讨厌；厌倦
  she wearied of the sameness of her life
  她厌倦了单调的生活。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Having spent a year immersed in the event, Sloan is wearying of the same old arguments, revisiting debates she thought were closed years ago.
  Already there are signs that he is wearying of questions about next year's duel with the Americans but the bad news for him is that the inquisition will intensify with each month.
  While the money can be fantastic, many quickly weary of the life.
  Indeed, if they find themselves restrained by a new gripping torpor, they will soon weary of being part of the EU family.
  Dreamy and bookish, he soon wearied of college life and enlisted in the dragoons.
  EU integrationists by direct comparison seem very trustworthy indeed - even if some are wearying of their noble duties.
  Synonyms
  tire of, become weary of, get weary of, become tired of, get tired of, become fed up with, get fed up with, become fed to death with, get fed to death with, become bored by, become bored with, get bored by, get bored with, become satiated with, get satiated with, become jaded with, get jaded with, become sick of, get sick of, become sick to death of, get sick to death of, sicken of

Phrases

no rest (or peace) for the weary

humorous One's heavy workload or lack of tranquility is due to one's own choices.
Example sentencesExamples
- There would be no rest for the wicked, and no rest for the weary.
- Once my mind goes in a particular direction, once I decide to delve into a particular subject, there is no rest for the weary.
- That means gays who eschew both the leftover left and homophobic right must carry out an ongoing battle on two fronts, with no rest for the weary.
- This time, Cherney was deep into mixing four different Stones DVD projects culled from the group's last tour; truly, there is no rest for the weary.
- So while the team finished the indoor season only weeks ago there is no rest for the weary as they prepare to head outside.
- There's no rest for the weary when the end of the long post-season grind demands as many as four cross-continent trips.
- We are organizing as you are gloating, because in this game there is absolutely no rest for the weary.
- I have a fairly busy week - no rest for the weary I guess.

Origin

Old English wērig, wǣrig, of West Germanic origin.

词汇	weary
释义	Definition of weary in English: weary adjectiveweariest, wearier ˈwɪəriˈwɪri 1Feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion. （尤指过度劳累或睡眠不足引起的）疲劳的，疲倦的 he gave a long, weary sigh 他发出了一声疲倦的长叹。 Example sentencesExamples Her body was tired and weary from the day's events. He sighed, suddenly feeling weary and old. Casey began to grow weary and wished she could lie down. The kids were great, bouncing around, but the adults were a bit more weary. All of us were weak and weary as we journeyed home. But on this particular night, his mother was weary from an unusually difficult day. I was feeling slightly weary after the drive and the general lack of sleep, but was quite pumped up. You must be weary from your journey. I just gazed at the squatting figure in front of me, suddenly feeling extremely weary. If something tires you out and makes you weary, it's probably not right. ‘I'm sorry about this,’ he said, sounding weary. Half an hour had passed when he opened the door, looking very weary. The weary traveller asked, ‘Ma'am, could you please move your dog.’ An older man with gray hair stepped into the room and sank down into one of the plastic chairs with a weary sigh, dropping his head into his hands. The detective took a step back, sighing, rubbing his weary eyes with his hand. She looked very weary, but brightened up at the sight of her cherished friend. Back on the streets, protesters were heading home tired, weary, and quite literally bruised. Alaina fell backwards onto the bed, weary from the day's events. When nightfall arrived, it found the four weary travelers just entering the city. Then she grew too weary to hold her hand up, and it fell into her lap. Synonyms tired, tired out, worn out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired, sleepy, drowsy, wearied, sapped, dog-tired, spent, drained, jet-lagged, played out, debilitated, prostrate, enervated, jaded, low informal all in, done (in/up), dead, dead beat, dead tired, dead on one's feet, asleep on one's feet, ready to drop, fagged out, burnt out, bushed, worn to a frazzle, shattered British informal knackered, whacked North American informal pooped, tuckered out 1.1 Calling for a great amount of energy or endurance; tiring and tedious. 使人疲劳的；令人厌烦的；沉闷乏味的 the weary journey began again 令人疲乏的旅程又开始了。 Example sentencesExamples But he said nothing and Allie had no choice but to follow him as they began their weary trek across the wide, empty beach. And, in the back of their minds, these are the worlds they may hope to find a place in when they lay down the weary burdens of power. He roared an order, and the rest of the company began the weary march onward. For City, the end of an extremely long and weary season is just 90 minutes away. I flew to Turkey on July 7, and made my way on a series of long, weary bus journeys to the Iraq border, manned by both Kurdish and American soldiers. It hooked securely to the ledge, and he began his slow, weary climb up the side of the tower. He was a pair of hands; he was a strong back; his sturdy legs were fit to do the commonest, the heaviest, the most weary work in the world. Synonyms tiring, exhausting, wearying, fatiguing, enervating, draining, sapping, stressful, wearing, trying, crushing demanding, exacting, taxing, challenging, burdensome, arduous, gruelling, punishing, grinding, onerous, difficult, hard, tough, heavy, laborious, back-breaking, crippling, strenuous, rigorous, uphill 2Reluctant to see or experience any more of; tired of. 厌倦的；不耐烦的 she was weary of their constant arguments 她对他们不断的争论不胜其烦。 in combination war-weary Americans 厌倦战争的美国人。 Example sentencesExamples In all three cases, the public grew weary of a drawn-out war with no end in sight. By now, though, Fitzpatrick is a little weary of the implicit compliments. I grow weary of people who take all the state offers, give nothing in return yet constantly whinge that they are being short-changed. People had grown weary of the fighting and saw the futility of fighting against each other. I truly do apologise if you are growing weary of this topic, but really: you only have yourself to blame. There is a generation of European directors who have grown weary of mainstream cinema's coy attitudes to sex. There are plenty of others who are just plain battle-weary. Jonathan had looked restrained, almost world-weary, and perhaps a little jaded even. Even by midweek the supporters had grown weary of conspiracies. Standing backstage, the world-weary piano player clenched his small hands together. Recently he has been involved in so many wars of words that he is battle-weary. He admits that voters were growing weary of it all and that it hurt his party. He looked world-weary although he'd never seen any place outside of Devonshire. I am getting a little weary of these sordid experiences, quite honestly. A society that has grown weary of God and politics has few talismans against disaster. Personally I'm a little weary of this kind of soft, gentle electronica. I'm growing weary of pointing out what a success this campaign has been to date. Now however, she has grown weary of the media, which she knows will make capital out of her marital split. I have grown so weary of the endless preparations that I have begun to take long walks around the countryside. But he is probably the best person to tackle issues when both sides are battle-weary. Our greatest hope is that humanity has grown weary of violence and is ready to listen. I am so weary of the Republican AND Democratic response to world crisis. Synonyms tired of, fed up with, bored with/by, sick of, sick and tired of, jaded with/by, surfeited with/by, satiated by, glutted with/by (be weary of), have had enough of informal have had a basinful of, have had it up to here with, have had something up to here verbwearied, wearying, wearies ˈwɪəriˈwɪri 1with object Cause to become tired. 使疲劳，使疲倦 she was wearied by her persistent cough 不停的咳嗽使她感到疲倦不堪。 Example sentencesExamples Porter wrapped the words in a seductive tune that never wearies listeners. They were both dirty and tired-looking, wearied by the journey. I have no wish to weary you with the case I have made in the past, but make of this what you will. Save for the rifles, there appeared to be no difference between exhausted captive and wearied captor. I will not weary you, or spoil the book, by telling you what all these problems are. The small target, defensive quality of so much of the campaign has wearied me to the point of querying the worth of the democratic process. While I enjoyed the news-less interlude, too many strikes will weary public patience and risk handing viewers and listeners to the opposition. She resorted to all her tricks to get at the grapes, but wearied herself in vain, for she could not reach them. The bloated, flabby, obfuscatory writing has wearied readers for two decades. In this case, not a lot has changed in the past millennium and a half, except that we're more likely to be wearied by tedium, ennui or heartsickness than by physical fatigue. While they both appeared with wide grins and clear good humor on Monday, both were visibly wearied by the repeated questions about U.S.-German ties. At any other time, this would provide a welcome diversion for a people wearied by the dreary, daily business of trying to stay alive. The Romans, in their turn, took to burning fields themselves, trying to starve Hannibal out, trying to weary his men. I should add that there is another aspect to the case, his admission, but I will not weary your Honour with that. But it wearied the empire builders, it no doubt wearied Fishlock, and now, sadly, it's likely to weary the average reader. I could go on for many more pages in a systematic dissection of this recent work but, it will only weary the reader. She has been wearied by calls from the media from throughout the country. I had tramped miles and miles, in the hope of wearying myself so that I could sleep and forget. They have all seen advertising revenue decline significantly and executives believe the constant diet of down news is wearying readers and advertisers. The discipline of the guards is not very good. Sentry duty wearies them, for they must also serve as torturers, interrogators and perform the duties of kidnappers. Synonyms tire, tire out, fatigue, wear out, overtire, exhaust, drain, sap, wash out, tax, overtax, enervate, debilitate, enfeeble, jade, incapacitate, devitalize, prostrate informal whack, bush, shatter, frazzle, wear to a frazzle, poop, take it out of, fag out, do in, knock out British informal knacker bore, tire, make fed up irk, irritate, exhaust someone's patience, annoy, exasperate, get on someone's nerves informal get to tiring, exhausting, wearing, trying, fatiguing, enervating, draining, sapping, stressful, weary, crushing demanding, exacting, taxing, challenging, burdensome, arduous, gruelling, punishing, grinding, onerous, difficult, hard, tough, heavy, laborious, back-breaking, crippling, strenuous, rigorous, uphill tiresome, irksome, wearisome, boring, dull, tedious, monotonous, humdrum, prosaic, unexciting, uninteresting 2weary ofno object Grow tired of or bored with. 讨厌；厌倦 she wearied of the sameness of her life 她厌倦了单调的生活。 Example sentencesExamples Having spent a year immersed in the event, Sloan is wearying of the same old arguments, revisiting debates she thought were closed years ago. EU integrationists by direct comparison seem very trustworthy indeed - even if some are wearying of their noble duties. Indeed, if they find themselves restrained by a new gripping torpor, they will soon weary of being part of the EU family. While the money can be fantastic, many quickly weary of the life. Dreamy and bookish, he soon wearied of college life and enlisted in the dragoons. Already there are signs that he is wearying of questions about next year's duel with the Americans but the bad news for him is that the inquisition will intensify with each month. Synonyms tire of, become/get weary of, become/get tired of, become/get fed up with, become/get fed to death with, become/get bored with/by, become/get satiated with, become/get jaded with, become/get sick of, become/get sick to death of, sicken of have had enough of, have had a surfeit of, have had a glut of informal become/get bored of, have had something up to here 3Scottish no object Be distressed; fret. 〈主苏格兰〉忧伤；烦恼 don't think I'm wearying about not being able to paint any more 不要认为我因为无法再绘画而感到烦恼。 Phrases no rest (or peace) for the weary humorous One's heavy workload or lack of tranquillity is due to one's own choices. Example sentencesExamples There would be no rest for the wicked, and no rest for the weary. So while the team finished the indoor season only weeks ago there is no rest for the weary as they prepare to head outside. I have a fairly busy week - no rest for the weary I guess. We are organizing as you are gloating, because in this game there is absolutely no rest for the weary. There's no rest for the weary when the end of the long post-season grind demands as many as four cross-continent trips. That means gays who eschew both the leftover left and homophobic right must carry out an ongoing battle on two fronts, with no rest for the weary. Once my mind goes in a particular direction, once I decide to delve into a particular subject, there is no rest for the weary. This time, Cherney was deep into mixing four different Stones DVD projects culled from the group's last tour; truly, there is no rest for the weary. Derivatives weariless adjective Day after day the storm continued, piling snow in weariless abundance. Example sentencesExamples I've tried to keep this ‘autobiography’ as brief as possible but I can't ensure you a weariless reading. Though still struggling through the early stages of development, the Pioneers began to display the rewards of their weariless labor last season, defeating Mount Ida 22-6. It is surely an item that will accompany the fans for a long time because of its weariless design and high quality. Today, the weariless family makes a new start and fulfils its vision of genuine and authentic products from the Lilantio Valley of Evia Island by adding winemaking to its successful gastronomic activities. Origin Old English wērig, wǣrig, of West Germanic origin. Rhymes beery, bleary, cheery, dearie, dreary, Dun Laoghaire, eerie, eyrie (US aerie), Kashmiri, leery, peri, praemunire, query, smeary, teary, theory adj.1 phr. Definition of weary in US English: weary adjectiveˈwɪriˈwirē 1Feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep. （尤指过度劳累或睡眠不足引起的）疲劳的，疲倦的 he gave a long, weary sigh 他发出了一声疲倦的长叹。 Example sentencesExamples All of us were weak and weary as we journeyed home. When nightfall arrived, it found the four weary travelers just entering the city. I just gazed at the squatting figure in front of me, suddenly feeling extremely weary. Alaina fell backwards onto the bed, weary from the day's events. Her body was tired and weary from the day's events. I was feeling slightly weary after the drive and the general lack of sleep, but was quite pumped up. She looked very weary, but brightened up at the sight of her cherished friend. ‘I'm sorry about this,’ he said, sounding weary. Back on the streets, protesters were heading home tired, weary, and quite literally bruised. You must be weary from your journey. An older man with gray hair stepped into the room and sank down into one of the plastic chairs with a weary sigh, dropping his head into his hands. Then she grew too weary to hold her hand up, and it fell into her lap. Casey began to grow weary and wished she could lie down. Half an hour had passed when he opened the door, looking very weary. He sighed, suddenly feeling weary and old. The kids were great, bouncing around, but the adults were a bit more weary. If something tires you out and makes you weary, it's probably not right. The detective took a step back, sighing, rubbing his weary eyes with his hand. But on this particular night, his mother was weary from an unusually difficult day. The weary traveller asked, ‘Ma'am, could you please move your dog.’ Synonyms tired, tired out, worn out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired, sleepy, drowsy, wearied, sapped, dog-tired, spent, drained, jet-lagged, played out, debilitated, prostrate, enervated, jaded, low 1.1 Reluctant to see or experience any more of; tired of. 厌倦的；不耐烦的 she was weary of their constant arguments 她对他们不断的争论不胜其烦。 in combination war-weary Americans 厌倦战争的美国人。 Example sentencesExamples He admits that voters were growing weary of it all and that it hurt his party. There are plenty of others who are just plain battle-weary. I am getting a little weary of these sordid experiences, quite honestly. I truly do apologise if you are growing weary of this topic, but really: you only have yourself to blame. By now, though, Fitzpatrick is a little weary of the implicit compliments. Now however, she has grown weary of the media, which she knows will make capital out of her marital split. But he is probably the best person to tackle issues when both sides are battle-weary. In all three cases, the public grew weary of a drawn-out war with no end in sight. He looked world-weary although he'd never seen any place outside of Devonshire. A society that has grown weary of God and politics has few talismans against disaster. I grow weary of people who take all the state offers, give nothing in return yet constantly whinge that they are being short-changed. Even by midweek the supporters had grown weary of conspiracies. Our greatest hope is that humanity has grown weary of violence and is ready to listen. Jonathan had looked restrained, almost world-weary, and perhaps a little jaded even. Standing backstage, the world-weary piano player clenched his small hands together. People had grown weary of the fighting and saw the futility of fighting against each other. I'm growing weary of pointing out what a success this campaign has been to date. There is a generation of European directors who have grown weary of mainstream cinema's coy attitudes to sex. Recently he has been involved in so many wars of words that he is battle-weary. Personally I'm a little weary of this kind of soft, gentle electronica. I have grown so weary of the endless preparations that I have begun to take long walks around the countryside. I am so weary of the Republican AND Democratic response to world crisis. Synonyms tired of, fed up with, bored by, bored with, sick of, sick and tired of, jaded by, jaded with, surfeited by, surfeited with, satiated by, glutted by, glutted with 1.2 Calling for a great amount of energy or endurance; tiring and tedious. 使人疲劳的；令人厌烦的；沉闷乏味的 the weary journey began again 令人疲乏的旅程又开始了。 Example sentencesExamples It hooked securely to the ledge, and he began his slow, weary climb up the side of the tower. And, in the back of their minds, these are the worlds they may hope to find a place in when they lay down the weary burdens of power. He roared an order, and the rest of the company began the weary march onward. I flew to Turkey on July 7, and made my way on a series of long, weary bus journeys to the Iraq border, manned by both Kurdish and American soldiers. For City, the end of an extremely long and weary season is just 90 minutes away. But he said nothing and Allie had no choice but to follow him as they began their weary trek across the wide, empty beach. He was a pair of hands; he was a strong back; his sturdy legs were fit to do the commonest, the heaviest, the most weary work in the world. Synonyms tiring, exhausting, wearying, fatiguing, enervating, draining, sapping, stressful, wearing, trying, crushing verbˈwɪriˈwirē [with object] 1Cause to become tired. 使疲劳，使疲倦 she was wearied by her persistent cough 不停的咳嗽使她感到疲倦不堪。 Example sentencesExamples In this case, not a lot has changed in the past millennium and a half, except that we're more likely to be wearied by tedium, ennui or heartsickness than by physical fatigue. At any other time, this would provide a welcome diversion for a people wearied by the dreary, daily business of trying to stay alive. I have no wish to weary you with the case I have made in the past, but make of this what you will. I should add that there is another aspect to the case, his admission, but I will not weary your Honour with that. The discipline of the guards is not very good. Sentry duty wearies them, for they must also serve as torturers, interrogators and perform the duties of kidnappers. She resorted to all her tricks to get at the grapes, but wearied herself in vain, for she could not reach them. I had tramped miles and miles, in the hope of wearying myself so that I could sleep and forget. They were both dirty and tired-looking, wearied by the journey. While I enjoyed the news-less interlude, too many strikes will weary public patience and risk handing viewers and listeners to the opposition. They have all seen advertising revenue decline significantly and executives believe the constant diet of down news is wearying readers and advertisers. She has been wearied by calls from the media from throughout the country. Save for the rifles, there appeared to be no difference between exhausted captive and wearied captor. Porter wrapped the words in a seductive tune that never wearies listeners. While they both appeared with wide grins and clear good humor on Monday, both were visibly wearied by the repeated questions about U.S.-German ties. But it wearied the empire builders, it no doubt wearied Fishlock, and now, sadly, it's likely to weary the average reader. The bloated, flabby, obfuscatory writing has wearied readers for two decades. I will not weary you, or spoil the book, by telling you what all these problems are. The small target, defensive quality of so much of the campaign has wearied me to the point of querying the worth of the democratic process. The Romans, in their turn, took to burning fields themselves, trying to starve Hannibal out, trying to weary his men. I could go on for many more pages in a systematic dissection of this recent work but, it will only weary the reader. Synonyms tiring, exhausting, wearing, trying, fatiguing, enervating, draining, sapping, stressful, weary, crushing tire, tire out, fatigue, wear out, overtire, exhaust, drain, sap, wash out, tax, overtax, enervate, debilitate, enfeeble, jade, incapacitate, devitalize, prostrate bore, tire, make fed up 1.1weary ofno object Grow tired of or bored with. 讨厌；厌倦 she wearied of the sameness of her life 她厌倦了单调的生活。 Example sentencesExamples Having spent a year immersed in the event, Sloan is wearying of the same old arguments, revisiting debates she thought were closed years ago. Already there are signs that he is wearying of questions about next year's duel with the Americans but the bad news for him is that the inquisition will intensify with each month. While the money can be fantastic, many quickly weary of the life. Indeed, if they find themselves restrained by a new gripping torpor, they will soon weary of being part of the EU family. Dreamy and bookish, he soon wearied of college life and enlisted in the dragoons. EU integrationists by direct comparison seem very trustworthy indeed - even if some are wearying of their noble duties. Synonyms tire of, become weary of, get weary of, become tired of, get tired of, become fed up with, get fed up with, become fed to death with, get fed to death with, become bored by, become bored with, get bored by, get bored with, become satiated with, get satiated with, become jaded with, get jaded with, become sick of, get sick of, become sick to death of, get sick to death of, sicken of Phrases no rest (or peace) for the weary humorous One's heavy workload or lack of tranquility is due to one's own choices. Example sentencesExamples There would be no rest for the wicked, and no rest for the weary. Once my mind goes in a particular direction, once I decide to delve into a particular subject, there is no rest for the weary. That means gays who eschew both the leftover left and homophobic right must carry out an ongoing battle on two fronts, with no rest for the weary. This time, Cherney was deep into mixing four different Stones DVD projects culled from the group's last tour; truly, there is no rest for the weary. So while the team finished the indoor season only weeks ago there is no rest for the weary as they prepare to head outside. There's no rest for the weary when the end of the long post-season grind demands as many as four cross-continent trips. We are organizing as you are gloating, because in this game there is absolutely no rest for the weary. I have a fairly busy week - no rest for the weary I guess. Origin Old English wērig, wǣrig, of West Germanic origin. adj.1 phr.
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