汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 爾虞我詐
爾虞我詐 (尔虞我诈)
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception / each tries to outwit the other / dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost
尔 you / 虞、诈 deceive / Means that each other deceived each other
彼此猜疑,互相欺骗。也说尔诈我虞。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他憎恶传统政治生活中的尔虞我诈

He abhors the wheeling-and-dealing associated with conventional political life.

但是我们生活在一个尔虞我诈世界。

But we live in a world of deception.

人情的冷漠已是不足为奇,尔虞我诈已是司空见惯!

Human indifference is not surprising and intrigues are common!

每天,她起得比鸡早,睡得比猪晚:清晨,迎着曦微的阳光走上工作岗位;夜静更深,她才能拖着疲惫不堪的身子入睡;单位里的勾心斗角、尔虞我诈,有时令她身心交瘁;可不善交际的他,却不能给予一丝丝帮助,她的眼泪唯有往心里流。

She gets up early and goes to bed late everyday. In the morning, she goes to work with dawn along the way and sleeps with a tired body in the evening.