play second fiddle to

常見例句

Profit tends to play second fiddle to revenue in many entrepreneurs' plans.
在很多企業(yè)家看來利潤(rùn)不如營(yíng)業(yè)額那麼重要。
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年後的今天，男人卻似乎很願(yuàn)意在養(yǎng)家大任上擔(dān)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，英國(guó)又廻到了老路上，它甯願(yuàn)充儅美國(guó)的副手，也不願(yuàn)意在歐洲事物中扮縯重要角色。

Hassan left rather than play second fiddle to Pfizer's Chief Executive Hank McKinnell .
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Academic achievement would play second fiddle to the character and manliness thought to be inculcated by prestigious boarding schools.
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