use up; exhaust; deplete
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to use up completely; to exhaust; to deplete
formalEmphasizes the result of something being fully consumed, often to a negative or critical point. Commonly used for non-renewable resources, energy, or abstract things like patience.
Lián连
nián年
de的
zhàn战
zhēng争
yǐ已
jīng经
hào耗
jìn尽
le了
guó国
jiā家
de的
cái财
lì力
。
Years of war have exhausted the country's financial resources.
Bú不
yào要
hào耗
jìn尽
diàn电
chí池
，
jì记
de得
jí及
shí时
chōng充
diàn电
。
Don't run the battery down completely; remember to charge it in time.
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Tā她
de的
nài耐
xīn心
kuài快
yào要
bèi被
hào耗
jìn尽
le了
。
Her patience is almost exhausted.
Cháng长
qī期
gān干
hàn旱
dǎo导
zhì致
shuǐ水
kù库
de的
shuǐ水
bèi被
hào耗
jìn尽
。
The long-term drought has depleted the water in the reservoir.