"remain up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 熬夜
• 保持清醒

Definition

指保持清醒，尤其是在通常應該睡覺卻還沒睡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

比 'stay up' 更正式，多用於書面或正式場合。通常指人，不用於物品或機器。常和 'late' 搭配，如 'remain up late'。

Examples

He had to remain up to finish his homework.

他不得不**熬夜**完成作業。

If you remain up all night, you will be tired tomorrow.

如果你**整晚熬夜**，明天會很累。

She did not remain up past midnight.

她沒有**熬夜**到午夜以後。

Most of the kids couldn't remain up during the long ceremony.

多數孩子在冗長的典禮上無法**熬夜**。

Do you ever remain up just thinking about life?

你有沒有因為思考人生而**熬夜**過？

Sometimes I remain up for hours when I can't sleep.

有時候我失眠會**熬夜**好幾個小時。