crab mentality

短语

螃蟹心态

发音

AU

词形变化

crab mentalities 复数 crab mentalities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A phenomenon in which a person or a group of people attempt to hinder the progress or success of others, even if such success does not directly affect their own well-being.

    螃蟹心态

    螃蟹精神

    螃蟹心理

    鱼蛋论

    习语

词源

From the metaphor in which a pot of crabs, one crab attempts to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.

来源：wiktionary