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

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牛津词典

noun

  1. (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

    1. N-SING (职场上)激烈的竞争,你死我活的竞争
      If you talk about getting out of the 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。

    双语例句

    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。
    2. 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。
    3. 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。
    4. 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。
    5. 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。
    6. We're all living in the rat race.
      我们都生活在激烈竞争中。
    7. This rat race is getting me down.
      这种激烈竞争使我十分沮丧。
    8. 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。
    9. The dance last night was a rat race.
      昨天晚上的舞会拥挤不堪。
    10. 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。
    11. 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。
    12. 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。
    13. 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。
    14. 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。
    15. 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。
    16. 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。
    17. 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。
    18. 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。
    19. As far as I'm concerned, she's copped out and joined the rat race.
      正如我所说的,她退出,没有参加残酷的竞争。
    20. 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。
    21. 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。
    22. 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。
    23. 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。
    24. Don't try to keep ahead in the rat race.
      别尽力在这么激烈的竞争中保持前列。
    25. 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。
    26. To many people life is always a rat race.
      对许多人来说,生活总是激烈的竞争。
    27. 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。
    28. It's a stinking rat race.
      都是讨厌卑鄙的竞争。
    29. 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。
    30. I want to get out of the rat race.
      我不想再过这种紧张劳累的生活了。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation