粵

竭kit3盡zeon6

simp竭尽
kit3 zeon6jié jìn

English

  1. to use up; to exhaust

Examples

  • 我们已竭尽所能。

    We've done everything possible.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 她为了他竭尽所能。

    She did everything she could for him.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 汤姆竭尽全力追赶。

    Tom did his best to catch up.

    Tatoeba · Enzo CC BY

  • 他竭尽全力地讨好他老婆。

    He bent over backward to please his wife.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 汤姆和玛丽竭尽全力帮助约翰。

    Tom and Mary did all they could to help John do that.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 醫生雖然已經竭盡全力,但不久病人還是死了。

    All the doctor's efforts were in vain and the man soon died.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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