play second fiddle
基本解释
- 居次位；当副手
英汉例句
- 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。 - 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
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- 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
短语
英英字典
- to be less important or in a weaker position than someone else