played out

英 [ˌpleɪd ˈaʊt]

美 [ˌpleɪd ˈaʊt]

adj.  失去影响(或作用)

牛津词典

adj.

• 失去影响（或作用）
  no longer having any influence or effect

英英释义

adj

• drained of energy or effectiveness
  1. the day's shopping left her exhausted
  2. he went to bed dog-tired
  3. was fagged and sweaty
  4. the trembling of his played out limbs
  5. felt completely washed-out
  6. only worn-out horses and cattle
  7. you look worn out
  Synonym:exhausteddog-tiredfaggedfatiguedspentwashed-outworn-out(a)worn out(p)
• worn out
  1. a played out deck of cards

双语例句

• The battle for the leadership was played out.
  争夺领导权之战结束了。
• Her union reforms were played out against a background of rising unemployment
  她对工会的改革是在失业率不断上升的背景下展开的。
• You played out your happiness on a piano that was not infinite.
  你用钢琴表达你的快乐，钢琴不是无限的。
• The dark Ones have played out their hand, and have been defeated.
  黑暗者们用完了它们的手段，已经被击败。
• Our strength was played out early in the contest.
  比赛中我们的力量早已耗尽了。
• As a market for our wheat, Europe is played out.
  作为我们的小麦的市场，欧洲是完蛋了。
• Their friendship was played out against the backdrop of war.
  他们在战争的背景下产生了友谊。
• The urges that used to drive him to succeed are played out.
  过去驱使他获得成功的强烈欲望现在已经没有了。
• He's not the writer he was. People are beginning to say, he's played out.
  他已不是从前那样的作家了，人们开始说他已才思枯竭。
• After the game I was really played out.
  比赛之后我真是感到累坏了。