knackered

Chinese translation: 精疲力尽 (Exhausted/worn out. Coming from "knackers yard", where horses go at the end of their days.

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English term or phrase:	knackered
Chinese translation:	精疲力尽 (Exhausted/worn out. Coming from "knackers yard", where horses go at the end of their days.
Entered by:	Zhuoqi Mills (X)

22:05 Jul 31, 2006

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English term or phrase: knackered

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I'm knackered.
I'm too knackered to go out this evening.

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精疲力尽

Explanation:
An old horse that is worn out and no longer good for anything will go to the "knackers yard" and I imagine the term comes from this.

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Zhuoqi Mills (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:34

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精疲力尽

Zhuoqi Mills (X)

5 +2

筋疲力尽

Ben Shang

4 +1

彈盡無力

pkchan

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精疲力尽

Explanation:
An old horse that is worn out and no longer good for anything will go to the "knackers yard" and I imagine the term comes from this.

Zhuoqi Mills (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:34
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

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3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

彈盡無力

Explanation:
Very tired; exhausted

pkchan
United States
Local time: 11:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 48

2 days 18 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

筋疲力尽

Explanation:
knackered:
Very tired; exhausted.
疲倦：非常疲倦；累坏了

筋疲力尽比精疲力尽更适合用来说明身体的疲劳(too knackered to go out this evening).

Ben Shang
China
Local time: 08:34
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8

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Chinese translation: 精疲力尽 (Exhausted/worn out. Coming from "knackers yard", where horses go at the end of their days.

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Chinese translation: 精疲力尽 (Exhausted/worn out. Coming from "knackers yard", where horses go at the end of their days.

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