| 单词 | not to be able or fit to hold a candle to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot to be able or fit to hold a candle to P3. to hold a candle to another: literal to assist him by holding the candle while he works; hence, to help in a subordinate position. not to be able or fit to hold a candle to: not fit to hold even a subordinate position to, nothing to be compared to. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > aid, help, or assist [verb (transitive)] > help as subsidiary > act as assistant to to hold a candle to another1550 second1588 associate1626 support1886 1550 R. Crowley Way to Wealth sig. Aiiv Dise playars..(that..haue nothynge to playe for)..holde the candle to them that haue wherewyth, and wyll sette lustily to it. 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 22 Driuen..when I am worst forst to holde the candle. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. vi. 41 Lor. Descend, for you must be my torch-bearer. Ies. What, must I hold a candle to my shames. View more context for this quotation 1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket v. 225 Let Plato then, hold the candle to Moses. 1641 E. Dering Foure Cardinall-vertues Carmelite-fryar ii. 43 Though I be not worthy to hold the candle to Aristotle. a1763 J. Byrom Misc. Poems (1773) I. 344 Others aver that he to Handel Is scarcely fit to hold a candle. 1883 W. E. Norris No New Thing I. vii. 175 Edith is pretty, very pretty; but she can't hold a candle to Nellie. < as lemmas |
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