"out on your feet" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 站着但快要昏倒
• 累到不行但还没倒下

Definition

如果某人'站着但快要昏倒'，他虽然还站着，但已经非常疲惫或晕眩，快要倒下了。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式、形象的表达，常用于运动（特别是拳击）或极度疲劳的场合。形容人几乎站不住，却还没倒下。不要用于已经晕倒或坐倒的人。

Examples

After running the marathon, I was out on my feet.

跑完马拉松后，我都快**站着但快要昏倒**了。

He kept working all night and was out on his feet by morning.

他整晚都在工作，早上时已经**站着但快要昏倒**了。

The boxer looked out on his feet after the last round.

拳击手在最后一回合后，已经**站着但快要昏倒**了。

By the end of the double shift, I was so tired I was basically out on my feet.

熬了两班后，我简直**站着但快要昏倒**了。

You look out on your feet—go home and get some rest!

你看起来都**站着但快要昏倒**了——赶紧回家休息吧！

After staying up with the baby all night, she was totally out on her feet by sunrise.

她整晚陪宝宝，天一亮已经**站着但快要昏倒**了。