hold a candle to meaning in English
给他拿蜡烛都不配(元不能相比)
给他拿蜡烛都不配（元不能相比）
Examples
- 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。 - She can ' t hold a candle to the beauty of your smile
在你灿烂的笑容前她只能自惭形秽 - But they can ' t hold a candle to those wackos from santa cruz
但他们还远不如那些圣克鲁斯的怪人 - No on can hold a candle to mom ' s famous apple pies
无论谁做的苹果派都比不上我妈妈做的（好吃） 。 - She is pretty good , but she can ' t hold a candle to her mother
她相当不错，但还不能与他母亲相比。