习语主题: 工作

the rat race

/ðə ˈræt reɪs/INFORMAL · B2

中文对应

没有直接对应的说法

字面意思: «老鼠赛跑»

含义

the exhausting competition of modern working life

现代职场中令人疲惫的竞争.

例句

1After twenty years in the rat race, Maria bought a smallholding in Wales.
2He left the rat race and now repairs bicycles in a village.
3Plenty of commuters dream of escaping the rat race before they turn fifty.
4Six trains a day convinced Priya that the rat race was not for her.
5Would you go back to the rat race for double the salary and a longer commute?

语法

始终用单数，始终带 the。常用动词为 join、leave 和 escape。

意思相近

snowed under call it a day

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keep your nose to the grindstone持续不停地努力工作 learn the ropes学会一项工作怎么做 pull your weight做好自己分内的那份工作 go the extra mile付出超出预期的努力 get the sack被解雇 cut corners为省时省钱而降低质量

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