汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 枯竭
枯竭
used up / dried up / exhausted (of resources)
〈形〉❶(水源)干涸;断绝:水源~|河道~。❷(体力、资财等)用尽;穷竭:精力~|资源~。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

文思枯竭

Literary thought is dried up.

这两个井都已经枯竭

The two wells have dried up.

得克萨斯几近枯竭的不仅仅是水。

And it wasn't just the water that almost dried up in Texas.

这位作家的想像力好像己经枯竭了。

The writer's imagination seems to have dried up.

刀耕火种的传统耕作方式已经使土壤枯竭了。

Traditional slash and burn farming methods have exhausted the soil.

他看上去病得很厉害—他的生命力似乎枯竭了。

He looked very ill—his life force seemed to have drained away.

分第四句:难道发明的源泉已经枯竭了吗?

Was the well-spring of invention drying up?

作为主要收入来源的旅游业预计将在今年夏天彻底枯竭

The main source of income, tourism, is expected to dry up completely this summer.

几年来,房价起起落落,成了餐会上茶余饭后永不枯竭的谈资。

THE ups and downs of house prices have provided an inexhaustible topic for dinner-party conversations for several years.

倾盆大雨会让一个枯竭的河床很快变成一条湍流。

Heavy rains can turn a dry bed back into a rushing river very quickly.