kiệt lực
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Definition
Adjective:
- Exhausted; completely spent of strength: Describes a state where one's physical or mental energy is completely depleted, often from prolonged effort or strain.
- To the point of exhaustion: Used to indicate an action performed until one has no strength left.
Adverb (in the phrase "làm việc kiệt lực"):
- To exhaustion: Modifies a verb to describe performing an action until one is completely drained of energy.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Sau cuộc leo núi dài, anh ấy cảm thấy hoàn toàn kiệt lực. (After the long climb, he felt completely exhausted.)
- Các bác sĩ đã làm việc trong tình trạng kiệt lực. (The doctors worked in a state of exhaustion.)
Adverb:
- Cô ấy làm việc kiệt lực để hoàn thành dự án đúng hạn. (She worked herself to exhaustion to finish the project on time.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often describes a severe, debilitating level of fatigue beyond simple tiredness, implying a temporary incapacity to continue.
- It can be used metaphorically for resources (e.g., financial, emotional) being completely drained, though this is less common.
Variants and Related Words
Kiệt sức (adj): A near-synonym meaning exhausted, worn out. The terms are often used interchangeably.
- Anh ta kiệt sức sau chuyến đi dài. (He was worn out after the long trip.)
Cạn kiệt (v/adj): To be depleted or exhausted, often used for resources rather than personal strength.
- Nguồn nước đã cạn kiệt. (The water source has been depleted.)
Synonyms
- Exhausted: Drained of strength or energy.
- Spent: Used up; having no energy left.
- Drained: Emptied of energy or resources.
- Prostrated: Laid low; overcome with exhaustion.
Related Idioms
- Làm việc đến kiệt sức / kiệt lực: To work until one drops; to work oneself to the bone.
- Ông ấy đã làm việc đến kiệt sức vì gia đình. (He worked himself to the bone for his family.)
- To exhaustion
- Làm việc kiệt lựcTo work oneself to exhaustion