| 词汇 | pale-imitation |
| 释义 | pale imitation noun[ C ] uk /ˌpeɪl ɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌpeɪl ɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ something that is similar to but not as good as something else: 拙劣的模仿，东施效颦 Modern luxury ships are a pale imitation of the glamour and style of the early ocean liners.现代豪华游轮同早期远洋海轮相比，其魅力与风格都大为逊色。 Worse and worst aggravating aggravation at your worstidiom be in a different leagueidiom can't hold a candle toidiom hold league match not be a patch on somethingidiom not be in the same leagueidiom not half asidiom not in the same leagueidiom not the sameidiom patch stick subpar to top it allidiom topper villain worse You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Similar and the same Examples of pale imitationpale imitation Dramatically, their evaluation as heroic, mockheroic or paleimitation of heroic depends heavily on the status of the character: a peculiarly difficult thing to assess today (see below). It is a timid and paleimitation of what works elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It's a paleimitation of a cross on a piece of paper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would not the privatisation of gas be a paleimitation of what happened to the telephone industry? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The general public will believe the genuine article rather than the paleimitation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Becoming a ghost is also an option for wizards and witches; however, it is said that it is a paleimitation of life. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. But right now he's a paleimitation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It lies in the belief that we should increasingly turn our public institutions into pale imitations of our business companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rock music that makes it into a school program is thus often antiseptic, a paleimitation of its true colours. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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