| 单词 | dog-eat-dog |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdog-eat-dog dog-eat-dog n. and adj. [compare (let) dog eat dog at Phrases 1c] (a) n. a situation in which people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed; (b) adj. ruthlessly competitive. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > fierce or ruthless dog-eat-dog1822 rat racing1912 society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adjective] > types of competition drawn1610 indifferent?1611 cut-throat?a1625 equal1653 runaway1797 close-run1813 neck and neck1828 tight1828 dog-eat-dog1872 winner-take(s)-all1969 two-horse1976 1794 Gazette of U.S. 5 Aug. (headline) Dog eat dog.] 1822 Q. Poynet Wizard Priest & Witch I. ii. 50 ‘Come, Giles, let's see the contents of the purse—honour amongst thieves, you know.’ ‘Yes, yes,’ added the old woman; ‘no dog eat dog in this house.’ 1854 Times 30 Dec. 9 It was dog eat dog—tit for tat... the customers cheated us in their fabrics; we cheated the customers with our goods. 1872 N.Y. Times 5 Aug. 5/5 The ‘dog-eat-dog’ relations existing..between those who mistakenly follow the piebald candidate and those who only propose to use him. 1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route xv. 169 He knows and lives the justice of the jungle as well as he knows and lives the dog-eat-dog code of the main stem. 1959 N. N. Holland First Mod. Comedies xiv. 168 The impression we get is of a dog-eat-dog world. 1964 R. Jeffries Embarrassing Death iii. 21 You don't want to be nice for this job..it's dog eat dog. 2006 Games TM No. 49. 89/1 I've often been in these dog-eat-dog battles for survival, and have had to fight hard. < as lemmas |
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