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英语单词“be running on fumes”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

2个月前 (04-28)1
单词 be running on fumes 释义

be running on fumes

idiom(of anengineorvehicle) to havealmostnofuelleft:By the end of thedaymany of thedriverswererunningonfumesor hadexperiencedmechanicalproblems.to havealmostreachedapointwhere you areunabletocontinue, because you havealmostnoenergy,money, etc.left:Thehurricanedestroyedhishomeandlefthim and hisfamilyrunningonfumes.She isdeterminedtoplayin today'sgame,evenif she isrunningonfumesby the end of it.Heplaysastrugglingwriterwhoseself-confidenceisrunningonfumes.
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