Rat race
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老鼠赛跑, 激烈竞争的生活
a draining and stressful lifestyle that consists of constantly competing with others for success, wealth, power, etc. and so leaving no room for rest and pleasure
Disapproving
Idiom
Informal
例子
By the time he retired, he had been in the rat race for over three decades and was ready for a slower pace of life.
到他退休时，他已经在激烈的竞争中奔波了三十多年，准备好迎接更慢的生活节奏。
He burned out after years of participating in the rat race and decided to take a sabbatical.
在多年参与老鼠赛跑后，他筋疲力尽，决定休假一段时间。
