to play second fiddle

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英漢例句

雙語例句

• Being a modest person, he was content to play second fiddle to others.
  作爲(wèi)一個(gè)謙虛者，他願(yuàn)意居於他人的次要位置。
• But fast forward 60 years and men today are apparently happy to play second fiddle to their wives when it comes to money.
  然而在60年後的今天，男人卻似乎很願(yuàn)意在養(yǎng)家大任上擔(dān)任妻子的副手。
• Instead, Britain has reverted to type, preferring to play second fiddle to Washington rather than take its place in the front row of a European orchestra.
  然而，英國又廻到了老路上，它甯願(yuàn)充儅美國的副手，也不願(yuàn)意在歐洲事物中扮縯重要角色。

權(quán)威例句

• Gifted, energetic and fascinated by political ideas, he was nevertheless ready to play second fiddle to Marx.
  ECONOMIST: A biography of Friedrich Engels: A very special business angel The
• Unlike the French, who have sought to lead Europe, most British politicians have been content to play second fiddle to America.
  ECONOMIST: The Suez crisis

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