单词 | second fiddle |
释义 | second fiddle (once / 18791 pages) n WORD FAMILY second fiddle: second fiddles USAGE EXAMPLESIt was the perfect Garcon moment: a quotidian announcement in which he played second fiddle to someone else. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Neither wants to be anyone else’s second fiddle. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Gone are the days when Canada was “America’s hat”, the dorky, awkward kid brother who always played second fiddle to the United States. The Guardian(Nov 23, 2016) 1n a secondary role or function he hated to play second fiddle to anyone Hyper function, office, part, role the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group 2n someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role Syn|Hyper second banana foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling an assistant subject to the authority or control of another |
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