"run into the ground" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 把……搞垮
• 過度消耗

Definition

過度使用、操作或批評某物或某人，導致其變得疲憊、毀壞或無用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式的成語，常用來形容企業、想法或人因過度運作而衰敗。常見搭配包括'run a business into the ground'（把生意搞垮）、'run yourself into the ground'（累壞自己）、'run a joke into the ground'（冷笑話講太多）。強調過度造成的負面影響。

Examples

If you work too hard, you'll run yourself into the ground.

如果你工作太拼命，你會把自己**搞垮**。

They ran the company into the ground by spending too much money.

他們因為花錢太多，把公司**搞垮了**。

He ran the joke into the ground until nobody laughed anymore.

他把那個笑話**講了太多遍**，沒人再笑了。

She poured her heart into the project but eventually ran herself into the ground.

她全心投入專案，但最後把自己**累垮了**。

The new manager almost ran the store into the ground within a year.

新經理差點在一年內把商店**搞垮了**。

Don't keep bringing up that story—you're running it into the ground.

別再講那個故事了——你已經**說得大家都煩了**。