Definition & Meaning

1.(of water sources) dry up; be cut off; exhausted; drain

2.(of physical energy, assets, etc.) spent; exhausted

kū jié

枯 竭

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1
adj.(of water sources) dry up; be cut off; exhausted; drain
- hé dào yǐ jīng kū jié
  河道已经枯竭。
  The riverbed has dried up.
synonym
gān hàn干旱 gān hé干涸 gān kū干枯
2
adj.(of physical energy, assets, etc.) spent; exhausted
- cái sī kū jié
  才思枯竭
  Flow of ideas is exhausted.
- zhè wèi huà jiā fēng fù de xiǎng xiàng lì yī dù kū jié
  这位画家丰富的想象力一度枯竭。
  For once, the artist's fertile imagination failed him.
- yǒng bù kū jié de lì liàng
  永不枯竭的力量
  inexhaustible power
synonym
kū gǎo枯槁 qióng fá穷乏
antonym
chōng pèi充沛
3
v.metause up
- kě kū jié de zī yuán
  可枯竭的资源
  exhaustible resources
synonym
qióng fá穷乏

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