I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an exhausted sleep (= because you were very tired )
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He finally woke from an exhausted sleep.
exhaust sb's patience (= make someone lose patience )
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He turned away from me, as if I had exhausted his patience.
exhaust the possibilities (= try everything possible )
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I was determined not to give up until I had exhausted all the possibilities.
physically exhausted
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We were mentally and physically exhausted.
use up/exhaust a supply
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The diver had nearly used up his supply of oxygen.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
appeal
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The two Red Army leaders have now exhausted all avenues of appeal .
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It takes between 10 and 15 years to exhaust all appeals , and lack of defense attorneys can mean a two-year delay.
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His lawyers had exhausted appeals in the state courts, but Kirkpatrick had not filed for a stay in the federal system.
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The appeal would have to be filed within a year of exhausting state court appeals.
possibility
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Early weaning is only recommended if the baby is suffering quite badly and you have exhausted all other possibilities .
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Having exhausted all these possibilities , the ordering and challenging might become explicit.
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Have we therefore exhausted all possibilities of being clearer as to what we are talking about?
reserve
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When it has exhausted its reserves , it collapses suddenly.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It exhausted him to talk for too long, but he loved hearing all the theater gossip.
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Over-intensive farming had exhausted the supply of nutrients in the soil.
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The effort of swimming against the current exhausted him.
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The organization has exhausted all its funds.
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The trip totally exhausted us.
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We are in danger of exhausting the world's oil supply.
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What will happen when we have exhausted all our natural resources?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As support funds are exhausted, more funds are deployed in protecting positions against the currency.
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Sooner or later most workers will be wired, and another moderator of inflation will then have been exhausted also.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
car
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They are expected to halve pollution caused by large commercial vehicles, bringing them into line with regulations governing car exhaust emissions.
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Consider one example from the annals of air pollution: the effort to reduce the effects of car exhaust on the atmosphere.
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The carbon deposit was thought to come from car exhaust fumes from a large car park close to the church.
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Puffs of hardened car exhaust linger in the air on busy streets.
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He said he only wanted to kill himself and claimed he ate rat poison and planned to inhale car exhaust fumes.
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It also makes car exhausts , ships and submarines.
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Benzene is found in petrol vapours and car exhaust fumes.
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Some scientists are concerned about long-term exposure to low levels of manganese oxides from car exhaust fumes.
emission
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They called for high power and torque, low smoke and exhaust emission levels, quiet, and good fuel economy.
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They are expected to halve pollution caused by large commercial vehicles, bringing them into line with regulations governing car exhaust emissions .
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It's also much quieter and even better behaved, by that we mean it burns cleaner with less exhaust emissions .
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It could only be concluded that the cause of the intense eye irritation was in some way related to vehicle exhaust emissions .
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This 1960 Act required the Surgeon General to undertake studies of the health effects of motor vehicle exhaust emissions .
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The exhaust emissions standards could only be met with current technology by installing three-way catalytic converters in petrol-driven vehicles.
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Research studies demonstrated back in the 1970s the fact that exhaust emissions contained dangerous toxins, in particular lead.
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From Los Angeles to Athens, city authorities have tried to enact measures to limit exhaust emissions .
fumes
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Trailed by a cloud of exhaust fumes , he accelerated up the road.
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Some scientists are concerned about long-term exposure to low levels of manganese oxides from car exhaust fumes .
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The carbon deposit was thought to come from car exhaust fumes from a large car park close to the church.
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The exhaust fumes from the cars and buses pour in through the open windows of our bus.
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The combination of early breakfast, exhaust fumes and nerves is a potent cocktail!
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He said he only wanted to kill himself and claimed he ate rat poison and planned to inhale car exhaust fumes .
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The so-called hybrid bus is virtually silent and produces fewer exhaust fumes .
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As his engines speeded up on the runway, a little flap would open on the ground to catch the exhaust fumes .
gas
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The exhaust gas is mixed with a little air from a small pump at a point just before it enters the canister.
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The column of burning exhaust gas strikes the ground and seems to spread out in all directions.
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The haze in the hangar was exhaust gas expelled during docking.
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The Tipo has a three-way catalytic converter and exhaust gas recirculation valve.
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A large exhaust gas pressure implies that there is not much flow to the gas.
gases
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Approximately 100,000 cars clog the narrow streets each day and exhaust gases are eroding the city's ancient monuments.
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Carbon dioxide, a principal ingredient of the exhaust gases made during combustion of hydrocarbons, has a molecular weight of 44.
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Furthermore, the exhaust gases have trouble exiting the engine bell in a smooth and linear flow.
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It comes from the action of sunlight on vehicle exhaust gases .
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This will eliminate virtually all harmful exhaust gases , except for the emission of CO2.
pipe
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Soon he switches his grip to the exhaust pipe , which starts coming away.
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She can transform oil drums, exhaust pipes and car wheels into fine musical instruments.
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A hosepipe was attached to the exhaust pipe leading into the interior of the van and the engine was still running.
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It may have been the way the exhaust pipe stained his boiler suit.
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An exhaust pipe for a car will fall into this exception.
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Brundle's trouble had been caused by a split exhaust pipe which overheated a shock absorber.
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Mechanics pushed our aircraft into a hangar and machined us a new stud for our exhaust pipe .
system
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It is thought he may have suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a faulty exhaust system .
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The clutch has also been strengthened and a full Force exhaust system in titanium is added.
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It's bolted to a purpose-made exhaust system and pumps air to the engine though a custom-built intercooler.
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Just use the S3 engine mounts and clutch plate and modified 110 exhaust system .
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The engine cases are now magnesium, as are the yokes, while the entire race-only exhaust system is titanium.
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And it has decided to make its own exhaust systems from now on.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And 86 to 90 percent comes from vehicle exhaust , evenly divided between diesel and gasoline engines.
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But recent work has revealed that adenosine is much more than mere cellular exhaust .
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Consider one example from the annals of air pollution: the effort to reduce the effects of car exhaust on the atmosphere.
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Divorced father-of-three Terry Liffen was found dead in his car with a hose pipe leading from the exhaust .
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It turned out to be only bus exhaust .
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The clutch has also been strengthened and a full Force exhaust system in titanium is added.
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This is detected with a special sensor in the exhaust manifold.
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Trailed by a cloud of exhaust fumes, he accelerated up the road.