| 短语 | pale into insignificance |
| 释义 | pale into insignificance to seem much less important when compared to something bigger, worse, more serious etc相形见绌，小巫见大巫:•The amounts of money involved pale into insignificance when compared with the sums spent each year on research.涉及的金额与每年花在研究上的费用相比就没什么了。ˈpale beside/next to sth|ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth)|ˈpale into insignificanceto seem less important when compared with sth else相形见绌；显得逊色Last year's riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence.去年的骚乱与最近这次暴乱相比，可说是小巫见大巫。 |
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