"cutthroat" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 殘酷的
• 競爭激烈的

Definition

形容環境、活動或人極其競爭激烈、冷酷無情，尤其是人們為了成功可以不擇手段。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常作形容詞放在名詞前（如“cutthroat competition”）。帶貶義，暗示缺乏公平或仁慈。常用於形容市場、商業、體育等。現代用途非字面意思。

Examples

There is cutthroat competition in the tech industry.

科技行業內的競爭非常**殘酷**。

Selling houses is a cutthroat business.

賣房是個**競爭激烈的**行業。

The job market is cutthroat right now.

現在的就業市場非常**殘酷**。

It’s a cutthroat world out there—if you don’t move fast, someone will beat you.

外面的世界非常**殘酷**，不快點行動就會被別人搶先。

She survived the cutthroat environment of Wall Street.

她在華爾街的**殘酷**環境中生存下來。

Don’t be fooled by his smile—he has a cutthroat attitude when it comes to winning.

別被他的笑容騙了，他為了贏有**殘酷**的態度。