"empty the tank" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 把油箱清空
• 把箱子清空

Definition

把油箱或其他容器內的所有東西清空，例如燃料或水。這個短語也可以比喻耗盡全部精力或資源。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既可用於字面意思（倒空油箱或箱子），也可比喻為精疲力竭或資源耗盡。常出現在口語或比喻語境中。

Examples

Please empty the tank before refilling it.

加滿之前請先**把油箱清空**。

The fish died because I forgot to empty the tank.

魚死了，因為我忘記**把箱子清空**了。

You should empty the tank after each use.

每次用完後應該**把油箱清空**。

I felt like I had to empty the tank to finish that race.

我覺得為了完成那場比賽，我必須**把油箱清空**。（比喻精疲力盡）

When you give a speech, empty the tank and don't hold back.

演講時，記得要**把油箱清空**，全力以赴。

After working a double shift, I really emptied the tank today.

上了兩班後，今天我真的**把油箱清空**了。（非常累）