in the popularity/fashion etc stakesCOMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEATused when saying how popular, fashionable etc someone or something is 说到声望/时尚等 Ben wouldn’t score very highly in the popularity stakes. 本的人缘不是很好。
in the popularity/fashion etc stakes• Although still carrying the hallmarks of a true fishing port, Padstow is fast gaining ground in the popularity stakes.• They are running neck-and-neck in the popularity stakes.
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