VOA美国之音官网学个词|To pale in comparison

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今天我们要学的词是 pale in comparison. To pale in comparison 意思是相形见绌。In terms of performance, the U.S. hedge fund industry paled in comparison to U.S. stocks in 2013. 2013年美国避险基金的表现跟美国股市比相形见绌。统计数字显示,1977年到2004年间,美国马里兰州在监狱里服刑的女囚人数增长了百分之353。The figure pales in comparison to that of the state of Montana, which saw the highest increase in the country at 23,550 percent. 这个数字跟蒙塔那州相比,则是小巫见大巫了,蒙塔那州女性囚犯人数在全国增长最多,高达百分之两万3千550,也就是230多倍。好的,今天我们学习的词是 pale in comparison, pale in comparison, pale in comparison...