No one can hold a candle to him when it comes to playing the guitar.

说到弹吉他,谁也比不上他.

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He hadn't had a bad education himself, but he couldn't hold a candle to her.

他自己受过的教育并不差, 可是跟她一比就简直没门了.

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Oh, your bad luck can't hold a candle to mine.

噢, 你的坏运气跟我比是小巫见大巫啦.

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I can't hold a candle to Tom.

我不能和汤姆相提并论.

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She writes quite amusing stories but she can't hold a candle to the more serious novelists.

她能写些很有趣的故事,但是比不上那些写出内容能发人深省的小说家.

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In speed and efficiency of delivery we can't hold a candle to our European competitors.

在邮递速度和效率上我们比不上欧洲的竞争对手.

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Do not hold a candle to the devil.

不要为虎作伥.

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And it's hard to hold a candle, in the cold November Rain.

就象走在十一月的冷雨中,很难握着一支蜡烛让它不灭.

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Hold a candle to the devil.

打着灯笼找魔鬼.

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He cannot hold a candle to him.

替人擦鞋他都不配.

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You can't hold a candle to her.

你不能和她一起玩.

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Pete cannot hold a candle to Donald when it comes to real expertise.

如果就真正的专长而言,皮得比不上唐纳德.

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