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

• 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。
• Tina: Well, I'm just not interested in the rat race.
  蒂娜：唉，我就是不喜欢这种你争我夺、汲汲营营的生活。
• 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 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。
• 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 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。
• It's a stinking rat race.
  都是讨厌卑鄙的竞争。
• We're all living in the rat race.
  我们都生活在激烈竞争中。
• 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。
• I want to get out of the rat race.
  我不想再过这种紧张劳累的生活了。