English Dictionary

rat race

名詞

広義

An activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.

日本語の意味

現代の都市生活において、激しい競争や過密な労働環境、ストレスが多い状況を指す（過度の競争や無意味に忙しい日常生活を象徴する表現） / 忙しく騒がしい環境や活動、つまり個人が埋もれるほどの激しい競争状態、消耗しがちな生活様式を意味する

After years of participating in the rat race, she moved to the countryside to find a quieter life.

何年もせわしない日々の競争に巻き込まれた後、彼女はもっと静かな生活を求めて田舎に移り住んだ。

意味（1）

An activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.

[…] a 1950s-ish town, keeping a sense of community far from the superhighway rat race.

意味（2）

(by extension) The busy, modern urban lifestyle itself, especially when seen as a competition for wealth or power.

Forget about the rat race / Let's do the Milkshake / Selling like a hotcake

意味（3）

(politics, business, finance) Inconsiderate or unfair competition, where the competitors are willing to do just about anything to win.

rat races （ plural ）