“Tire of sb”是什么意思?
“Tire of sb” 意思是在与某人相处很长时间后感到厌烦或恼火。
介绍
短语“tire of sb”是一个常见的短语动词,用来表达对某人感到厌倦或沮丧。当你tire of某人时,意味着你不再喜欢与他们相处,或者觉得他们的行为不再有趣。这个短语常用于日常对话中,用来描述关系、友谊或工作中的情感变化。理解“Tire of sb”的含义有助于学习者更清晰自然地用英语表达情感。
快速信息框
- 短语动词:tire of sb(厌倦某人)
- 类型:不及物动词
- 水平:B2
- 简短含义:对某人感到厌烦或恼火
结构(语法规则)
“Tire of sb”是一个不可分割的短语动词。你不能在“tire”和“of”之间插入其他词。结构是:
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Subject + tire + of + somebody
Example: She is starting to tire of her noisy neighbors. (她开始厌倦她那些吵闹的邻居了。)
“Tire of sb” 怎么用?
当你想表达对某人失去兴趣或耐心时,可以使用“tire of sb”。这个短语通常用于现在时或过去时。
- I tire of him always complaining. (我厌倦了他总是抱怨。)
- They tired of their boring routine. (他们厌倦了单调乏味的日常生活。)
这个短语后面通常会跟一个代词或名词,指代你正在谈论的人。
例子
当你和某人相处时间过长时,你对他们的感觉可能会有所不同。以下是一些包含“Tire of sb”的句子示例:
- After months of working together, I started to tire of my colleague’s constant negativity. (经过几个月的合作,我开始厌倦同事那不断的消极态度。)
- She quickly tired of her new classmates because they didn’t share her interests. (她很快就对新同学感到厌倦,因为他们的兴趣爱好与她不一样。)
- Don’t tire of your friends just because you have a disagreement. (不要因为和朋友意见不合就对他们感到厌烦。)
- He tires of people who are always late. (他厌倦了那些总是迟到的人。)
- We have tired of the endless arguments in the family. (我们已经厌倦了家里无休止的争吵。)
常见错误
人们常常将“tire of sb”与类似短语混淆,或者使用不当。以下是一些例子:
- Incorrect: I tire him of his jokes.
Correct: I tire of his jokes. - Incorrect: She tires on her friends.
Correct: She tires of her friends.
记住,“tire of”后面总是跟“of”加人或物,绝不会直接跟宾语。
区别 / 同义词
类似的短语动词包括“get tired of”、“be fed up with”和“lose interest in”。以下是它们的区别:
- Tire of sb:: 随着时间的推移感到厌倦或恼怒。
- Get tired of sb:: 意思相近,但通常更口语化。
- Be fed up with sb:: 更强烈的挫败感或愤怒。
- Lose interest in sb:: 更中性,侧重于不再感兴趣。
常用搭配
人们经常将“tire of”与以下对象一起使用:
- Friends – feeling bored with friends (朋友——对朋友感到厌倦)
- Someone’s behavior – annoyed by specific actions (某人的行为——对特定行为感到恼火)
- Company – tired of being around someone (公司——厌倦了与某人在一起)
- People – general frustration with a group (人们——对某个群体的普遍不满)
例如,“我厌倦了他的行为”或“她对她的公司感到厌烦。”
相关短语动词
以下是相关短语动词 tire of sb:
现实生活中的对话
这里有一段使用“tire of sb”的简短对话:
Anna: I think I’m starting to tire of John. He never listens to me.
安娜:我觉得我开始对约翰感到厌烦了,他从来不听我说话。
Ben: That sounds tough. Have you talked to him about it?
本:听起来很难受。你跟他谈过这件事吗?
Anna: Not yet, but I need to. I can’t keep feeling this way.
安娜:还没有,但我必须这么做。我不能再继续这样难受下去了。
练习
Try to complete the sentences with the correct form of “tire of”:
- She ________ (tire) ________ her noisy neighbors after a week.
- We never ________ (tire) ________ good friends.
- He’s starting to ________ (tire) ________ the same old routine.
常见问题解答
- Q: 我可以说 “tire on someone” 吗?
不可以,正确的短语是 “tire of someone”。
- Q: “tire of sb” 是正式用语还是非正式用语?
它大多是非正式用语,但可以用于口语和书面英语中。
- Q: “Tire of”可以用来形容事物吗,而不仅仅是人吗?
可以,比如说,“I tire of this music.”
- Q: “tire of”和“get tired of”有什么区别?
“get tired of”更口语化,但意思和“tire of”相同。
- Q: “tire of” 是可分的吗?
不是,”tire” 和 “of” 不能分开。

