英语单词“can't hold a candle to”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
can't hold a candle to
释义
can't hold a candle to
idiomto not be as good as thepersonor thingmentioned:不能和…相比Herlatestbookisreadableenough, but it can'tholdacandleto herearlierwork.她最新出版的书有一定的可读性,但不能同早期的作品媲美。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesWorse and worst- aggravating
- aggravation
- atyourworstidiom
- be in a different leagueidiom
- compare
- hold
- inferior
- league
- not be in the same leagueidiom
- not half asidiom
- not in the same leagueidiom
- not the sameidiom
- pale imitation
- patch
- stick
- sticksomeonewithsomething
- to top it allidiom
- topper
- villain
- worse
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