单词盒子

play second fiddle

P 开头单词

基本解释

  • 居次位；当副手

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • His family has had to play second fiddle to his political career.
    他因从政而把家庭置于次要地位。
  • 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。

    • 权威例句

  • Hassan left rather than play second fiddle to Pfizer's Chief Executive Hank McKinnell .
    FORBES: Magazine Article
  • 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

词组短语

    短语

  • play y second fiddle 充当副手;当第二把手
  • play the second fiddle 第二把手;当二把手
  • To Play Second Fiddle 居次要位置;甘拜下风;居次要地位
  • play second fiddle to 当的副手;居次位
  • play second fiddle to sb 充任副手;充任帮手;充当帮手;充当帮助

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to be less important or in a weaker position than someone else