Drained

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Drained 

It means feeling extremely tired — physically, emotionally, or both.  When you’re drained, you feel like your energy is gone — as if someone unplugged you.

Examples:

1- She smiled at her students, but inside, she was emotionally drained — going through a divorce while still showing up to teach every day.

2- He said he was fine, but I could see it — the way he stared out the window, silent, barely blinking. That kind of stillness… it’s the kind you only see when someone is drained.

Transcript

Hello and welcome back to Daily English!  Today’s word is “drained.”One more time — drained. Let’s see if you can guess what it means from these clues:

You’ve been working all day, barely had time to eat, and now you're stuck in traffic.
 Your eyes are heavy, your body aches, and your brain? It just says, “I’m done.”
 You don’t even want to talk. You feel… drained.

Or maybe you’ve had an intense conversation with someone — maybe even an argument.
 Afterward, you’re not angry anymore, but you feel hollow, like all your energy’s been pulled out of you. That’s another kind of drained.

So, what does “drained” mean? It means feeling extremely tired — physically, emotionally, or both.  When you’re drained, you feel like your energy is gone — as if someone unplugged you.

 Examples “After spending the night at the hospital waiting for test results, I came home completely drained — too tired to cry, too tired to speak.”

• “She smiled at her students, but inside, she was emotionally drained — going through a divorce while still showing up to teach every day.”
  
  
  
• “He said he was fine, but I could see it — the way he stared out the window, silent, barely blinking. That kind of stillness… it’s the kind you only see when someone is drained.”
  
   The word "drained" originally comes from the idea of emptying a container of liquid — like draining water from a sink.
   When we say “I’m drained,” we’re saying that we feel emptied out — like there's nothing left inside us, not even a drop of energy.
   Can you think of a time when you felt completely drained?
   What caused it — and what helped you recharge?
   A long walk? A warm meal? Or maybe just a hug that didn’t ask for words? Write for us in the comments 

And if you’re feeling drained right now…Please take this as a reminder to pause.  Even your phone needs to recharge. So do you. 🔋