English Dictionary

run on fumes

動詞

慣用表現

(automotive) To operate a vehicle that is low on fuel. / (idiomatic) By extension, to operate with few resources or little money.

日本語の意味

（自動車に関して）燃料が非常に少ない状態で車両を運転すること / （慣用的な意味で）資源や資金がほとんどない状態で活動を続けること

After missing the last gas station, we had to run on fumes to make it home.

最後のガソリンスタンドを逃してしまったので、燃料がほとんどない状態で家まで運転しなければなりませんでした。

意味（1）

(automotive) To operate a vehicle that is low on fuel.

We were running on fumes by the time we arrived, but we made it to the next gas station.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) By extension, to operate with few resources or little money.

The organization had been running on fumes for months, so it's not surprising that they closed their doors.

runs on fumes （ present singular third-person ）

running on fumes （ participle present ）

ran on fumes （ past ）

run on fumes （ participle past ）