dog-eat-dog

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˌdɒɡ.iːtˈdɒɡ]
• 美式音标 [ˌdɑː.ɡ.iːtˈdɑː.ɡ]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• adj. 自相残杀的，狗咬狗的；竞争激烈的
• n. 狗咬狗；自相残杀

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• The industry in Kabul is far more dog-eat-dog.
  而喀布尔的安保行业则是种黑吃黑的局面。
• Most people, he said, believe that wild street dogs make the best anti-terrorist dogs, having survived the, well, dog-eat-dog world of the mean streets.
  他说，大多数人都相信经受了街头残酷的狗咬狗经历洗礼的流浪狗能做最好的反恐犬，但是事实与之正好相反。
• EXAMPLE: I left my former career because the field I worked in was really a dog-eat-dog world where nobody trusted anybody, but my new work is more cooperative and friendly.
  我离开了从前的职业，因为所在的行业竞争残酷，人们相互不信任，而在我的新工作中，人们更愿意配合，也更友好。

原声例句

• Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world.
• This apple is probably edible, this dog probably barks and has a tail and eat me-- eats me and doesn't speak English.
  这个苹果应该能吃的，这只狗应该会吠的，有尾巴的-,会咬我的，不会说英语的。
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权威例句

• You do not have to be a dog in a dog-eat-dog world to advance your own interests.
  FORBES: Once We're in the Door, We Have to Learn When to Say "No"
• Forced ranking is routinely described as a Darwinian, dog-eat-dog corporate Survivor game.
  FORBES: The Pros And Cons Of Forced Rankings: A Manager's Perspective

词组短语

短语

• dog -eat- strife -fight 比喻坏人之间互相攻击
• America is a dog -eat-dog society 美国是一个人吃人的社会
• It 's a dog-eat-dog world 人吃人的社会
• Dog -eat dog 竞争激烈的

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• used to describe a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people