play second fiddle to
基本解釋
- v. 當…的副手;居次位
英漢例句
- Profit tends to play second fiddle to revenue in many entrepreneurs' plans.
在很多企業(yè)家看來利潤不如營業(yè)額那么重要。 - 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
權威例句
詞組短語
- play second fiddle to sb 充任副手;充任幫手;充當幫手;充當幫助
- Play second fiddle to someone 作配角