目不交睫 meaning in English
have one's eyes open throughout the night; cannot close one's eyes to sleep; did not have a wink of sleep the whole night; eyes would not connect their lashes -- have not had any sleep.; have not slept all night; lay awake the whole night; lay awake the whole night long; never once closing one's eyes all night; never slept a wink; not a wink of sleep could one get all night.; not sleep a wink
Examples
- I dont sleep at nights
我彻夜目不交睫。 - And the soldiers after a twenty - five mile march had not closed their eyes , but had spent the night mending and cleaning , while the adjutants and officers had been reckoning up and calculating
于是在三十俄里的行军之后，士兵们目不交睫，彻夜缝补衣裳，洗濯污秽副官和连长命令士兵报数，清除一部分人。