相形見絀 相形见绌
[xiāng xíng jiàn chù]
to pale by comparison (idiom)
⇒ 小巫见大巫
相形见绌
来自翻译宝典
简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
相形见绌
xiāngxíng-jiànchù
〈成〉 prove inferior by comparison; pale by comparison; outshine:
- “鬼见愁”这个名字听来令人生畏，但比起我们爬过的一些高山来，简直相形见绌。 The peak Devil's Frown, despite its forbidding name, pales beside some of the mountains we have climbed.
xiāngxíng-jiànchù
〈成〉 prove inferior by comparison; pale by comparison; outshine:
- “鬼见愁”这个名字听来令人生畏，但比起我们爬过的一些高山来，简直相形见绌。 The peak Devil's Frown, despite its forbidding name, pales beside some of the mountains we have climbed.
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
相形见绌
xiāng xíng jiàn chù
跟另一人或事物比较起来显得远远不如。 {prove inferior by comparison; pale by comparison; be outshone}
xiāng xíng jiàn chù
跟另一人或事物比较起来显得远远不如。 {prove inferior by comparison; pale by comparison; be outshone}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
相形见绌
xiāngxíng-jiànchù
<熟> prove inferior by/in contrast; pale by/in comparison (with); pale beside; be outshone
- 新电视机使原来那个相形见绌。 The new TV set leaves/puts/throws the old one into the shade.
- 这是个有趣的剧本，可跟他的其他剧本一比，就相形见绌。 It is an interesting play, but it pales in comparison with his other plays.
xiāngxíng-jiànchù
<熟> prove inferior by/in contrast; pale by/in comparison (with); pale beside; be outshone
- 新电视机使原来那个相形见绌。 The new TV set leaves/puts/throws the old one into the shade.
- 这是个有趣的剧本，可跟他的其他剧本一比，就相形见绌。 It is an interesting play, but it pales in comparison with his other plays.
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
