"run on fumes" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 勉强支撑
• 靠最后一点精力

Definition

当你几乎没有精力、资源或动力时，仍然坚持工作或运作。常用来描述极度疲惫或只剩下最后一点力量时的状态。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式、比喻性表达。常用于人、机器或团体能量耗尽时。不可用于正式场合。直接说'我快撑不下去了'比较常见。

Examples

After working all night, I'm running on fumes this morning.

熬夜工作后，今天早上我已经在**勉强支撑**了。

The old car was running on fumes by the time we reached the gas station.

到加油站时，那辆旧车已经是**靠最后一点精力勉强支撑**。

Near the end of the semester, students are often running on fumes.

学期快结束时，学生们常常都在**勉强支撑**。

By Friday evening, most teachers are just running on fumes.

到了星期五晚上，大多数老师都在**勉强支撑**了。

We finished the project, but honestly, we were running on fumes for the last two days.

我们把项目做完了，但坦白说，最后两天都是**靠最后一点精力支撑**。

You can tell he’s running on fumes—look at those dark circles!

你看得出来他已在**勉强支撑**——看看那黑眼圈！