"in the tank" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 完蛋了
• 没能量
• （字面义：在油箱里）

Definition

这个表达意思是完全没有精力、力量或资源了。也可以用来形容某人或某事状况很糟糕，尤其是表现或经济上在下滑。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要是非正式用法，多用于形容人、团队、企业或机器精力耗尽、业绩糟糕等。不要和字面意义的'油箱'混淆。常用于运动和商业场合。

Examples

After running for an hour, I felt completely in the tank.

跑了一小时后，我感觉自己真的**完蛋了**。

Their business was in the tank after the crisis.

危机后，他们的生意**完蛋了**。

The team was tired and looked in the tank by the end of the game.

比赛结束时，队员们累得**完全没力气了**。

Don't ask me for help—I’m totally in the tank after today.

别找我帮忙了，今天我**已经撑不住了**。

My phone battery is always in the tank by evening.

我的手机电池到了晚上总是**没电**。

Last year, the company was really in the tank, but now things are looking up.

去年那家公司真的**快倒闭了**，但现在情况好转了。