burn the midnight oil 加班加点

1970-01-01 08:00:00  每日学英语
burn the midnight oil 表示某人整晚都在蜡烛旁边努力工作,所以不能用它的字面意思”烧午夜的油“,可以意为”加班加点,熬夜加班“,通常是通宵达旦地学习或工作,即所谓的开夜车。

【例句】
It is very hard assignment, and I had to burn the midnight oil to get it completed on time.
这是一项非常艰巨的任务,为了按时完成,我不得不加班加点。

It looks like we'll have to burn the midnight oil again tonight.
看来我们今晚又要开夜车了。

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