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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
exhaust 
ex·haust [exhaust exhausts exhausted exhausting] noun, verb BrE [ɪɡˈzɔːst] NAmE [ɪɡˈzɔːst] noun 1. uncountable waste gases that come out of a vehicle, an engine or a machine •car exhaust fumes/emissions 2. (also exˈhaust pipe) (also tail·pipe especially in NAmE)countable a pipe through which exhaust gases come out •My car needs a new exhaust. Word Origin: mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘draw off or out’): from Latin exhaust- ‘drained out’, from the verb exhaurire, from ex- ‘out’ + haurire ‘draw (water), drain’. Example Bank: •a plan to reduce exhaust emissions •ducts which draw out exhaust air and replace it with fresh •pollution from car exhausts •The car was fitted with a catalytic converter to meet exhaust regulations. •The proposals include new limits on car exhaust emissions. verb 1. to make sb feel very tired Syn: ↑wear out •~ sb Even a short walk exhausted her. •~ yourself There's no need to exhaust yourself clearing up— we'll do it. 2. ~ sth to use all of sth so that there is none left •Within three days they had exhausted their supply of food. •Don't give up until you have exhausted all the possibilities. 3. ~ sth to talk about or study a subject until there is nothing else to say about it •I think we've exhausted that particular topic. Verb forms: Word Origin: mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘draw off or out’): from Latin exhaust- ‘drained out’, from the verb exhaurire, from ex- ‘out’ + haurire ‘draw (water), drain’. Example Bank: •The experience had exhausted her physically and emotionally. •The funds are nearly exhausted. •The swimming had completely exhausted him. •Their limited resources were quickly exhausted. •Don't give up until you have exhausted all the possibilities. •There's no need to exhaust yourself cleaning up — we'll do it. •They had exhausted their food supply. See also: ↑exhaust pipe ▪ ↑tailpipe
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