play second fiddle
基本解釋
- 居次位；當副手
英漢例句
- His family has had to play second fiddle to his political career.
他因從政而把家庭置于次要地位。 - 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年后的今天，男人卻似乎很愿意在養(yǎng)家大任上擔任妻子的副手。 - 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，英國又回到了老路上，它寧愿充當美國的副手，也不愿意在歐洲事物中扮演重要角色。 - Hassan left rather than play second fiddle to Pfizer's Chief Executive Hank McKinnell .
FORBES: Magazine Article - 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
雙語例句
權(quán)威例句
詞組短語
- play y second fiddle 充當副手;當?shù)诙咽?/li>
- play the second fiddle 第二把手;當二把手
- To Play Second Fiddle 居次要位置;甘拜下風;居次要地位
- play second fiddle to 當?shù)母笔?居次位
- play second fiddle to sb 充任副手;充任幫手;充當幫手;充當幫助
短語
英英字典
- to be less important or in a weaker position than someone else