"rat race" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 激烈竞争
• 老鼠赛跑

Definition

“rat race”用来形容人们不断竞争或拼命工作的生活方式，特别是为了赚钱或不落后于别人，常常导致压力或疲惫。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属非正式、带贬义，通常用来批评节奏快、竞争激烈的都市或公司生活。常见搭配有“escape the rat race”（逃离激烈竞争）、“tired of the rat race”。不是指真实的动物比赛。

Examples

Many people feel stuck in the rat race.

很多人觉得自己被困在**激烈竞争**中。

She wants to leave the rat race and move to the countryside.

她想离开**激烈竞争**，搬到乡下去。

The city is famous for its stressful rat race.

这座城市以有压力的**激烈竞争**而著名。

After ten years in the rat race, he decided it was time for a change.

在**激烈竞争**中奋斗十年后，他决定是时候改变了。

Sometimes I wish I could just escape the rat race and relax.

有时候我真希望能逃离**激烈竞争**，好好放松一下。

They're both tired of the endless rat race in corporate life.

他们都厌倦了公司生活中无休止的**激烈竞争**。