The TV business today is a dog-eat-dog business.是什么意思？

The TV business today is a dog-eat-dog business.

当前电视业的竞争残酷无情。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

TV

abbr. television 电视机，total volume 总量，test vehicle 实验用飞行器，terminal velocity 终端速度；

例句
It's no accident that the boom in police series on TV coincided with the decline of the Western.
警匪剧在电视上盛行之时恰好是西部片衰退之际，这并非偶然。

business

n. 商业，交易，生意，事务，业务，职业，行业；

例句
Many men still have difficulty accepting a woman as a business partner...
许多男性仍然无法接受女性商业伙伴。

today

adv. （在）今天，现在，现今，现代，当代；n. 今天，今日，现代，当代，现今；

例句
He told reporters today that the president's trip to Moscow is up in the air.
今天他告诉记者们总统是否前往莫斯科尚未确定。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。