running on fumes
英 /ˈrʌnɪŋ ɑːn fjuːmz/
中文释义
靠仅剩的精力撑着
Barely managing to continue due to exhaustion or lack of resources.
常用搭配
- totally running on fumes全靠硬撑
- running on empty耗尽了
- barely hanging on勉强撑着
例句
- I skipped lunch and I'm running on fumes.我没吃午饭,现在全靠硬撑。
- By the deadline, the team was running on fumes.到截止日时,团队已是强弩之末。