smell of the lamp
努力工作，特別是在艱苦的環境下，以達到目標
書面·形容費力創作
英文釋義
to show signs of great effort or laboriousness in work
例句
His essay smells of the lamp; you can tell he stayed up all night writing it.
典故來源
源自古代作家熬夜工作，油燈氣味附著于作品，比喻艱苦努力的痕跡。