"run on empty" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 硬撑着
• 无精打采地坚持

Definition

在你已经筋疲力尽或没有精力的时候还在坚持做事，就像汽车快没油了还在开。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式的表达，主要用于形容人在极度疲惫时还要坚持，并不是字面意思用于汽车等。常说"我已经在硬撑了"。

Examples

I'm so tired. I feel like I run on empty every day.

我太累了。我每天都觉得自己在**硬撑着**。

She stayed late at work, but she was just running on empty.

她加班到很晚，但其实是在**硬撑着**。

Students run on empty during exam week.

考试周的时候，学生们都在**硬撑着**。

After pulling two all-nighters, I'm totally running on empty right now.

连续两个通宵后，我现在已经完全在**硬撑着**了。

You can’t keep running on empty forever—eventually you'll burn out.

你不能一直**硬撑着**，总有一天你会撑不住的。

By Friday, most teachers are just running on empty and waiting for the weekend.

到了周五，大多数老师都在**硬撑着**等周末。