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

电力

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

• 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。
• This rat race is getting me down.
  这种激烈竞争使我十分沮丧。
• 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。
• 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。
• Confidence is a key to win the rat race in every walk of life.
  自信是生存的关键，也是在各行各业领先取胜的关键。
• Ultimately, you'll invest it, generate passive income and get out of the rat race.
  最终，你的投资，产生消极收入和摆脱驻足守候。
• 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 was one of the few people. I ever knew who got out of the rat race.
  就我所知，他是从激烈的竞争中解脱出来的少数人之一。
• It's a stinking rat race.
  都是讨厌卑鄙的竞争。
• To many people life is always a rat race.
  对许多人来说，生活总是激烈的竞争。