rat race

英 [ræt reɪs]

美 [ræt reɪs]

n.  (大城市里为财富、权力等的)疯狂竞争，你死我活的竞争

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牛津词典

noun

• （大城市里为财富、权力等的）疯狂竞争，你死我活的竞争
  the way of life of people living and working in a large city where people compete in an aggressive way with each other in order to be more successful, earn more money, etc.

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （职场上）激烈的竞争，你死我活的竞争
  If you talk about getting out ofthe rat race, you mean leaving a job or way of life in which people compete aggressively with each other to be successful.
  1. I had to get out of the rat race and take a look at the real world again.
     我得从疯狂的竞争中解脱出来，重新审视真实的世界。

英英释义

noun

• an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation

双语例句

• To many people life is always a rat race.
  对许多人来说，生活总是激烈的竞争。
• I was in a rat race and I couldn't get out.
  我陷入老鼠赛跑的圈子，无法跑出来。
• My educated dad's personal financial statement best demonstrates the life of someone in the rat race.
  我那受过教育的爸爸的财务状况，最好地说明了过着“老鼠赛跑”式生活的人的经济状况。
• In the rat race of today's world, only the fittest survives.
  在当今竞争激烈的世界里，惟有适者才能生存。
• Don't try to keep ahead in the rat race.
  别尽力在这么激烈的竞争中保持前列。
• This rat race is getting me down.
  这种激烈竞争使我十分沮丧。
• As far as I'm concerned, she's copped out and joined the rat race.
  正如我所说的，她退出，没有参加残酷的竞争。
• Paul got caught up in the rat race and was never at home.
  保罗被卷入激烈的竞争中，都没在家呆过。
• It's a stinking rat race.
  都是讨厌卑鄙的竞争。
• My father wasn't too keen on the idea of being back in the rat race, but I assured him that this time, it would be nothing like that.
  我的父亲对搬回这个满街老鼠跑的地方不太热心，但我向他保证现在已经不是那样了。