to play second fiddle
基本解释
- [藝術學]居次要位置
英汉例句
- Being a modest person, he was content to play second fiddle to others.
作爲一個謙虛者,他願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,男人卻似乎很願意在養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,英國又廻到了老路上,它甯願充儅美國的副手,也不願意在歐洲事物中扮縯重要角色。 - 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.
ECONOMIST: The Suez crisis
雙語例句
權威例句
专业释义
- 居次要位置