| 词汇 | run out of gas |
| 释义 | Idiom run out of gas Theme: GASOLINE to use up all the gasoline available.I hope we don’t run out of gas.I am sorry I am late. I ran out of gas. Slang run out of gas Theme: DECLINE in. to lose momentum or interest.His program is running out of gas.I hope I don't run out of gas before I finish what I set out to do. Idiom run out of gas to lose the energy or interest to continue.I think our team ran out of gas toward the end of the game's first quarter. Etymology: based on the idea that when a vehicle has no more fuel it will stop moving run out of gas1. Literally, to near the end of one's supply of gas in a car or other vehicle. I'm running out of gas, so we need to stop before we get on the highway. 2. By extension, to lose one's energy, motivation, or enthusiasm to continue doing something. After spending hours working on this project, I'm running out of gas—can we take a break? run out of gasmainly AMERICANIf you run out of gas, you suddenly feel tired and lose energy or interest in what you are doing, and so you stop or fail. Miller, who missed second place by four seconds, said she `ran out of gas' close to the finish. The government's plan has run out of gas. Compare with run out of steam. Note: The image here is of a car stopping because it has run out of gas, or, in British English, petrol. run out of gasrun out of energy; lose momentum. North American informalrun out of gas in. to lose momentum or interest. I hope I don’t run out of gas before I finish what I set out to do. |
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