Burn the candle at both ends 過(guò)度耗費(fèi)精力
2023-07-08 13:53:55 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
burn the candle at both the ends 字面意思是蠟燭兩頭燒，那么可想而知蠟燭很快就會(huì)燒盡，比喻過(guò)分地消耗精力或是財(cái)產(chǎn)，可以意為過(guò)度耗費(fèi)精力，勞累過(guò)度，拼命工作，起早摸黑地干。
【例句】
They like to enjoy life and often burn the candle at both ends.
他們喜歡及時(shí)行樂(lè)，往往過(guò)度消耗精力。
Students are trying to burn the candle at both ends - they're not only studying, but most of them are working several jobs.
學(xué)生們不僅學(xué)習(xí)，大多數(shù)還打數(shù)份工，他們是在揮霍體力和精力。