play second fiddle
常见例句
- 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 - Academic achievement would play second fiddle to the character and manliness thought to be inculcated by prestigious boarding schools.
ECONOMIST: Ivy League universities 返回 play second fiddle