the rat race

/ðə ˈræt reɪs/INFORMAL · B2
中文對應
沒有直接對應的說法
字面意思: «老鼠賽跑»

意思

the exhausting competition of modern working life

現代職場中令人疲憊的競爭.

例句

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

文法

始終用單數,始終帶 the。常用動詞為 join、leave 和 escape。

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