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废

寝

忘

食

to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)

to skip one's sleep and meals

to be completely wrapped up in one's work

考试前，学生们常常废寝忘食地备考。

Before exams, students often neglect sleep and meals to prepare.

在追求梦想的道路上，他废寝忘食地努力奋斗。

On the path to pursuing dreams, he works tirelessly, neglecting sleep and meals.

我一心工作，废寝忘食。

I am wholeheartedly focused on work, neglecting sleep and meals.

在创作时，他常常废寝忘食。

When creating, he often neglects sleep and meals.

他因为工作繁忙常常废寝忘食。

Due to busy work, he often neglects sleep and meals.

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