cannot hold a candle to
基本解释
- 比不上
英汉例句
- Cannot hold a candle to sb.
不能与某人作比较，比不上某人… - The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant.
这个词汇以前的意思是不拿蜡烛给你引路的人不适合当你的仆人。 - Since the days when I lived with fear constantly, I have found that fear for yourself cannot hold a candle to the fear engendered by the serious illness of your wife or children.
因为那些我时刻恐惧地生活过来的日子，我已经发现，那种恐惧对于你自己不能举起一根蜡烛，对妻儿产生严重病态。 - The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant.