一门心思往上爬
“to climb up the ladder?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
后悔当时
“Regret trying so hard”
一门心思 往上爬
“to climb up the ladder?”
后悔
“Regret?”
“I was totally blinded by ambition and cared about nothing else back then.”
The phrase '往上爬' usually implies stepping over others or compromising integrity to gain rank, making its admission a significant display of vulnerability or remorse.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
single-mindedly / wholly concentrated on
Used to describe an intense, often obsessive focus on a single objective.
to climb the ladder / advance oneself ambitiously
Carries a critical or derogatory nuance regarding social or professional opportunism.