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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you are looking for a way out of the rat race, you are not alone.
  如果您正在寻找一条出路大鼠比赛，你并不孤单。
• The dance last night was a rat race.
  昨天晚上的舞会拥挤不堪。
• 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。
• 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。