词汇 | poor-relation |
释义 | poor relationidiom something or someone similar to but less important than another thing or person, and that people do not consider equally valuable: (同类中)略逊一筹的事物(或人);不受青睐的事物(或人) the poor relationThe air force and navy were modernized but the army, very much the poor relation, was not.空军和海军都已实现了现代化,而陆军却相形见绌。 People of little importance a cog in a/the machineidiom be past your sell-by dateidiom cannon fodder Cinderella inferior lightweight mediocrity minnow nothing pawn pipsqueak plaything poor pygmy second-class citizen unknown waste waste of spaceidiom waster worm You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Things of little importance |
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