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

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单词 be running on empty 释义

be running on empty

idiominformaltocontinuetoworkand beactivewhen you have noenergyleft:勉强支撑(虽精疲力竭仍打起精神继续工作并保持活跃)I get theimpressionhe's beenrunningonemptyformonthsnow. Aholidaywill do him good.我感觉他如今有好几个月都是在勉强支撑。放个假对他会有好处。mainlyUSandAustralian EnglishIf apersonor anorganizationisrunningonempty, they have no newideasor are not aseffectiveas they were before:空转(某人或组织没有新思想,或不如以前有效率)The fund-raisingcampaignwasrunningonemptyafter tenyearsunder the sameleader.十年都在同一个人的领导下,资金筹集活动只是在空转。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Effort and expending energy
  • assiduity
  • assiduous
  • assiduously
  • assiduousness
  • bend your backidiom
  • blood
  • fight
  • hamster wheel
  • hard at itidiom
  • heavy lifting
  • heroically
  • jump through hoopsidiom
  • kill
  • push
  • rearguard action
  • set/putyourmind tosomethingidiom
  • shot
  • slog
  • slugger
  • strenuous
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