| 词汇 | be-running-on-empty |
| 释义 | be running on emptyidiom informal to continue to work and be active when you have no energy left: 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 the impression he's been running on empty for months now. A holiday will 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。 mainly US and Australian English If a person or an organization is running on empty, they have no new ideas or are not as effective as 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-raising campaign was running on empty after ten years under the same leader.十年都在同一个人的领导下，资金筹集活动只是在空转。 Effort and expending energy assiduity assiduous assiduously assiduousness bend your backidiom burn effortful effortfully elbow grease fight hamster wheel hard at itidiom kill plough plough through something push put something in/put something into something rearguard action set/put your mind to somethingidiom swing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failing and doing badly |
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