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
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.- 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。
- I had to get out of the rat race and take a look at the real world again.
英英释义
noun
- an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation
双语例句
- Dad wants to get out of the rat race and move back to his hometown.
父亲想离开无休无止的竞争,回到他的故乡。 - Jim is the winner in the rat race; he is promoted to be the general manager.
吉姆在激烈的竞争中胜出;他被提拔为总经理。 - 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。 - The dance last night was a rat race.
昨天晚上的舞会拥挤不堪。 - 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。 - I want to get out of the rat race.
我不想再过这种紧张劳累的生活了。 - He decide to get out of the rat race and buy a small farm.
他决定退出商业竞争而去买一个小农场。 - He decided to get out of the rat race, and went to work on a farm.
他决定退出竞争,到一家农场去工作。 - Yeah. I really want to get out of the rat race.
没错,我真的想要远离这种你争我夺的生活。 - 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。