overshadow 相形见绌

时间：2020-09-08 08:26:59

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“相形见绌”，汉语成语，意思是指和同类的事物相比较显出不足（appear deficient¹ in comparison），可以翻译为“ overshadow，pale by [in] comparison或prove inferior by contrast”。

例句：

这是个有趣的剧本，可跟他的其他剧本一比就相形见绌。

It is an interesting play, but it pales in comparison with his other plays.

他与他姐姐相比总是相形见绌。

He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister.

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1 deficient
adj.不足的，不充份的，有缺陷的
参考例句：
The crops are suffering from deficient rain.庄稼因雨量不足而遭受损害。 I always have been deficient in selfconfidence and decision.我向来缺乏自信和果断。