Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Learner’s Word of the Day =>Fatigue


Learner’s Word of the Day
 

 
 
=>Fatigue   Audio Pronunciation   /fəˈti:g/   noun
 
plural fatigues
 
MEANING
 
[noncount] : the state of being very tired : extreme weariness
• We were overcome by fatigue after the long journey.
• The drug's side effects include headache and fatigue.
 
fatigues [plural]the uniform that soldiers wear when they are doing physical work
• soldiers wearing combat boots and fatigues
• army/military fatigues
 
[noncounttechnical the tendency of a material (such as metal) to break after being bent or moved many times
• The cracks in the engine were caused by metal fatigue.
 
Learn about fatigue as a verb.

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