stand out in the crowd 鹤立鸡群

时间:2022-01-22 06:47:56

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“鹤立鸡群”,汉语成语,字面意思是“像鹤站在鸡群中一样(like a crane standing1 among chickens)”,立表示“站立(stand)”。比喻一个人的仪表或才能在周围一群人里显得很突出(stand head and shoulders above others,stand out in the crowd,tower over)。
 
例句:
 
在周围一群泛泛之辈的衬托之下,他就像一个鹤立鸡群的智者。
Surrounded by mediocrities, he can seem a towering intellectual.
 
在当前这帮无足轻重的人里面,他算是鹤立鸡群。
Amid the current bunch of nonentities2, he is a towering figure.

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1 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
2 nonentities 403ee651f79e615285c13cab6769597d     
n.无足轻重的人( nonentity的名词复数 );蝼蚁
参考例句:
  • Amidst the current bunch of nonentities, he is a towering figure. 在当前这帮无足轻重的人里面,他算是鹤立鸡群。 来自柯林斯例句

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