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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。