对于多数考生来说，词汇，是自己顺利通过雅思考试的拦路虎。词汇的难点通常主要表现在两个方面。其一是词汇的量，即需要考生掌握的词汇数量比较多，其二是词汇的质，即雅思考试对考生词汇掌握情况的考察不仅仅停留在简单的听得懂、会拼写，而是考察意思表达含义的掌握情况。因此，小编建议大家在词汇复习时，要着重对词汇意思含义的掌握。为了进一步帮助到大家的学习，下文中特整理了有关争先恐后的英文翻译及参考例句，一起来学习吧。
争先恐后，拼音是zhēng xiān kǒng hòu，汉语成语，意思是指争着向前，唯恐落后。出自《韩非子·喻老》。下面，小编就着重为大家整理一些关于争先恐后的英文翻译及用法，供考生学习。
1争先恐后的英文
[Literal Meaning]
strive/first/fear/behind
to strive to be the first and fear to lag behind
[解释]
抢着向前，唯恐落后。
[Explanation]
to strive to be the first
[例子]
人们争先恐后地去商场领取免费的优惠券。
[Example]
People rushed to the store for free coupons.
[英文等价词]
to compete with each other over something
2争先恐后的相关例句
There is a rush on mining shares.
大家争先恐后购买矿业股票。
Each for himself and the devil take the hindmost.
争先恐后,落后者遭殃(资产阶级个人主义的准则)。
There was a stampede for the exit.
大家都争先恐后地朝出口涌去。
When the question came on, people vied with each other in airing their views
问题一提出，人们就争先恐后地各抒己见。
The lorries were racing against each other.
一辆辆的卡车在争先恐后地行驶。
They were all scrambling to get the bargains.
他们都争先恐后抢购廉价货.
Several children were pushed over in the rush to leave.
大家都争先恐后跑着离开时有几个孩子被推倒了.
Inventors everywhere were scrambling to build motorized vehicles
世界各地的发明家都在争先恐后地来造机动车辆。
Further confusion was in store in this clutching grabbing scene.
在这争先恐后的局面下，免不了要发生新的混乱。
Generous redundancy terms had triggered a stampede of staff wanting to leave.
优厚的裁员条件引发了职员争先恐后地要求辞职的现象。
