2019-01-12(cut-throat)

1. 释义

a cut-throat activity or situation is one in which people behave in an unfair or immoral way in order to get an advantage over other people

e.g. The smartphone business is cut-throat.

2. 用法

“冷酷无情的”~fierce, tough, severe，强调竞争的残酷无情，未达到目标而不择手段

常和表示领域（比如industry, business 和world）、竞争和价格的词一起搭配使用。我们可以用cut-throat 来描述某一行业领域的竞争激烈。

e.g. The competition in the smartphone industry is cut-throat.

The smartphone business is cut-throat and relentless.

3. 翻译&造句

（1）翻译

在这个竞争激烈的世界，只有适者才能生存。

In this cut-throat world, only the fittest survive.

参考：In this cut-throat world, only the fittest will survive/ prevail.

(2)造句：不管哪个行业，竞争都很激烈。

Competition is cut-throat in any industry.