争先恐后

zhēng xiān kǒng hòu

HSK 7–9

Meaning

争着向前，唯恐落后。形容竞争激烈或抢着做某事。

To strive to be the first, fearing to lag behind. Describes fierce competition or eagerness to do something.

用于描述多人竞争或抢着做某事的情景，常带有积极或中性的色彩。

Used to describe a scene where many people compete or rush to do something, often with a positive or neutral connotation.

1 学生们争先恐后地回答老师的问题。 (Students vied with each other to answer the teacher's questions.)
2 比赛一开始，选手们就争先恐后地冲了出去。 (As soon as the race began, the contestants rushed out frantically.)
3 促销活动吸引了大量顾客，大家争先恐后地抢购商品。 (The promotion attracted many customers, and everyone scrambled to buy products.)
4 志愿者们争先恐后地报名参加灾区救援工作。 (Volunteers eagerly signed up for the disaster relief work.)
5 孩子们争先恐后地爬上滑梯，玩得很开心。 (The children scrambled to climb the slide, having great fun.)
6 新产品发布会后，记者们争先恐后地提问。 (After the new product launch, reporters vied to ask questions.)

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