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2018-11-27 Pull an all-nighter 开夜车

今日短语

表达 “pull an all-nighter” 的意思是 “整夜学习、工作”,这是一个口语说法,也就是平时说的 “开夜车、通宵学习、工作”。其中,“all-nighter” 指 “熬一整夜的做法”,是可数名词。

例句

If you try to pull an all-nighter the day before your exam, you’ll be too tired to get a good mark.
如果你在考试前一天开夜车的话,考试的时候就会疲惫不堪,从而拿不到好成绩。

Sorry if I look tired, I had to pull an all-nighter to get my assignment finished before the deadline.
不好意思,我看起来很累。为了赶在截止时间之前完成作业,我熬了个通宵。

I didn’t need much sleep when I was a student – I used to pull all-nighters studying all the time!
当我还是学生的时候,我并不需要很多睡眠。我常常一学就是一整夜!

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