burning the candle at both ends
US /ˈbɝnɪŋ ðə ˈkændəl ət boʊθ ɛndz/
・UK /ˈbɜ:nɪŋ ðə ˈkændl ət bəʊθ endz/
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She's burning the candle at both ends, working day and night.
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- One of my favorites on the list today is burning the candle at both ends.
我絕對有一些任務可以讓你忙。
- One of my favorites on the list today is burning the candle at both ends.
我今天名單上最喜歡的慣用語之一是「燃燒兩端的蠟燭」。
學會這15個慣用語，你的英文就超強大！💯 (If You Know These 15 IDIOMS, Your English is TERRIFIC!)
- Amanda is burning the candle at both ends.
Amanda 正在 burn the candle at both ends。
- Amanda is burning the candle at both ends.
Amanda 正在 burn the candle at both ends。
跟著 Katherine 一起學會這 10 個迷人的英文表達方式吧！ (10 CHARMING English Expressions ?✨☺️ | Daily English ? | British English ??)
- We can use this for when someone's really tired, like if they're jet-lagged, for example, or if they're in a poor condition because they've been burning the candle at both ends—another wonderful expression, which means working hard and playing hard—or if they've been drinking alcohol and they feel a little bit worse for wear the next day.
這一表達指的是湯姆在雄鹿派對後的感受。
- We can use this for when someone's really tired, like if they're jet lagged, for example, or if they're in a poor condition because they've been burning the candle at both ends.
我們可以用它來形容一個人非常疲憊的時候，比如說他在倒時差，或者他因為蠟燭兩頭燒而狀態不佳。
