“dog eat dog”是个啥意思?

【朗读以下例句，并用今日表达造句】

It's dog eat dog right now at school because all the top students are competing to be valedictorian/ˌvælɪdɪkˈtɔːriən/.

He's dying for success, and he has never concealed his ambition to be the top dog.

My brother and I were very close in age and we used to fight like cats and dogs.

【语音精讲】

【精讲部分】

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dog eat dog

n.残酷激烈的竞争；损人利己的角逐；内卷

【解释】

a situation of fierce competition in which people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed.

【例句】

It's dog eat dog right now at school because all the top students are competing to be valedictorian /ˌvælɪdɪkˈtɔːriən/.

学校里竞争很激烈/内卷十分严重，因为所有的优等生都在竞争做毕业致辞代表（最优秀的学生）。

I'm afraid, in this line of work, it's a case of dog eat dog.

恐怕在这种行业中竞争是残酷无情的。

We're operating in a dog-eat-dog world. 我们是在一个残酷竞争的世界里立足。

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top dog

n.（尤指竞争中的）优胜者，夺魁者；

（某领域的）成功者，领军人物，龙头

【解释】

If a person or organization is top dog, they are the most successful or powerful one in a particular group.

【例句】

He's dying for success, and he has never concealed his ambition to be the top dog.

他极度渴望成功，他从不掩饰他要成为领军人物的雄心。

The company is the top dog in the food retail market.

这家公司是食品零售市场的龙头。

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fight like cat(s) and dog(s)

经常吵得很凶

水火不容

【解释】

If two people fight like cat and dog, they frequently have violent arguments or fights with each other.

【例句】

My brother and I were very close in age and we used to fight like cats and dogs.

我哥哥和我年龄相仿，我们之前一直经常争吵不休。

They had fought like cat and dog ever since he could remember, and he wondered how they'd managed to stay together.

从他记事起，他们就一直吵得不可开交，他不知道他们怎么还能待在一起的。