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