To compete fiercely and often pettily for limited resources, personal gain, or position, akin to white ants struggling over a small nest.
为了争夺那个微薄的项目资金，各个团队都像白蚁争穴一样，互不相让
To contend for that meager project funding, all the teams were like white ants fighting for a nest, unwilling to yield to each other.
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