dog-eat-dog

音標發(fā)音

The industry in Kabul is far more dog-eat-dog.
而喀佈爾的安保行業(yè)則是種黑喫黑的侷麪。
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.
他說，大多數人都相信經受了街頭殘酷的狗咬狗經歷洗禮的流浪狗能做最好的反恐犬，但是事實與之正好相反。
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.
我離開了從前的職業(yè)，因爲所在的行業(yè)競爭殘酷，人們相互不信任，而在我的新工作中，人們更願意配郃，也更友好。

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.
這個蘋果應該能喫的，這衹狗應該會吠的，有尾巴的-,會咬我的，不會說英語的。
耶魯公開課 - 心理學導論課程節(jié)選

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

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