鹤立鸡群 meaning in English
(比喻才能或仪表出众) like a crane standing among chickens - - stand head and shoulders above others; stand out like a stork [crane] in a flock of fowls; a triton among the minnows; an outstanding talent; be a giant among dwarfs; distinguished [outstanding] man in a common crowd; excel others as a crane among chickens; stand out in the crowd; tower above
Examples
- The duke thinks her the handsomest girl in the room .
公爵认为,她在这间屋子里真是鹤立鸡群。 - His formal clothes made him the odd one out in the club .
他衣冠楚楚,在俱乐部中如鹤立鸡群。 - You stand out in a crowd .
你鹤立鸡群。 - Which makes me very different among contemporaries
在同龄人中总是鹤立鸡群。 - Danes are taught not to stand out in a crowd
丹麦人所受的教育是在人群中不要显得鹤立鸡群。