put somebody/something in the shade

BETTERto be so good or impressive that other similar things or people seem much less important or interesting 使某人/某事物黯然失色

They’re planning a festival that will put all the others in the shade.

他们正在筹办一个要令所有其他类似活动都黯然失色的节庆活动。

Examples from the Corpus

put somebody/something in the shade• The generous response of the public to the disaster puts the government's contribution somewhat in the shade.• Even now, sugar employs one-seventh of the work force, putting tourism in the shade.• Coca Cola's prize-winning advertising campaign has put all others in the shade.• Her meagre supply of water runs out, and she puts Ishmael in the shade of a bush to die.• We put him in the shade, the doily wrapped around his little orange body except for his face.

→ put somebody/something in the shade at shade1(5)

单词	put somebody/something in the shade
释义	put somebody/something in the shade put somebody/something in the shade BETTERto be so good or impressive that other similar things or people seem much less important or interesting 使某人/某事物黯然失色 They’re planning a festival that will put all the others in the shade. 他们正在筹办一个要令所有其他类似活动都黯然失色的节庆活动。 Examples from the Corpus put somebody/something in the shade• The generous response of the public to the disaster puts the government's contribution somewhat in the shade.• Even now, sugar employs one-seventh of the work force, putting tourism in the shade.• Coca Cola's prize-winning advertising campaign has put all others in the shade.• Her meagre supply of water runs out, and she puts Ishmael in the shade of a bush to die.• We put him in the shade, the doily wrapped around his little orange body except for his face. → put somebody/something in the shade at shade1(5)
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