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
- 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。 - I wish I could get out of the rat race and move to the countryside.
我希望可以摆脱这种竞争激烈的生活,搬到乡下去。 - The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
卑鄙竞争的问题是:就算你赢了,你也只不过是个小人。 - They longed to escape from the rat race and move to the countryside.
他们渴望能够摆脱无情的竞争,搬到乡下去。 - 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。 - 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。 - Paul got so tired of the rat race that he stopped working.
保尔对无休无止的竞争深感厌烦,他不干了。 - I want to get out of the rat race.
我不想再过这种紧张劳累的生活了。 - Sometimes I long to get out of the rat race and live on a tiny island.
有时我真想摆脱现代生活的激烈竞争,住到一个小岛上去。 - Bird Watching is a great way to escape the rat race and be one with nature.
观鸟是一个伟大的方式来解脱亡命夺宝,是一个与大自然。