| 单词 | to pale into insignificance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pale into insignificance b. intransitive. To diminish in importance, esp. in comparison with another action, achievement, etc.; to seem less impressive or important. Frequently in to pale into insignificance. Also with away. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be unimportant [verb (intransitive)] > become less important or unimportant sink1603 to pale into insignificance1856 pale1860 1856 Ladies' Repository July 385/2 An empire, before the greatness and power of which those of Alexander, of Cæsar, and of Napoleon would have paled into insignificance. 1882 Times 3 July 5/1 The subject of the disturbed state of Ireland has considerably paled in importance in the face of the momentous Indian interests at stake in the preservation of the Suez Canal. 1905 B. Stoker Man xiv. 161 Vague ideas..flashed up and paled away. 1909 Daily Graphic 26 July 10/1 He..made a flight of twenty-five miles across country; but that, of course, pales into insignificance by the side of the Channel flight. 1978 Newsweek 6 Mar. 59 Nixon made a mistake..beside which all other errors pale. 2003 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 11 Apr. (Sport section) 40 Even Bennett's prolific goalscoring feats pale into insignificance when compared to all-time record-breaker Tommy Bamford. < as lemmas |
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