英语单词短语词组“be running on fumes”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

be running on fumes

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(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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(Definition ofbe running on fumesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Using and misusing adopt adoption avail availyourselfofsomething be/go heavy onsomethingidiom exhaust gobblesomethingup make capital out ofsomethingidiom max max out mine a rich seam ofsomethingidiom spare spent swallow tap turn over turn tosomeone/something turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom unblock underuse See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failing and doing badly Success & failure in business (Definition ofbe running on fumesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/be-running-on-fumes##
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