to play second fiddle
常见例句
- Being a modest person, he was content to play second fiddle to others.
作为一个谦虚者,他愿意居于他人的次要位置。 - 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年后的今天,男人却似乎很愿意在养家大任上担任妻子的副手。 - 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,英国又回到了老路上,它宁愿充当美国的副手,也不愿意在欧洲事物中扮演重要角色。 - 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.
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