Not to be named on the same day with: 不可同日而語
not be a patch on sb/sth(BrE informal ): to be much less attractive, good etc than something or someone else 遠不如…遠比…遜色…
superb: excellent; of very good quality極好的,上乘的,一流的
Her acting was superb.
她的表演好極了。
be no match for: 比不上
Bill is no match for his brother on this.
在這方面比爾不是他兄弟的對手。
dispose of sth: to get rid of something, especially something that is difficult to get rid of
He has disposed of the rubbish properly.
他已經適當地處理了垃圾。
edge: something that gives you an advantage over others 優勢
They have the edge on us. 他們略勝我們一籌。
Economy: the careful use of money, time, goods etc so that nothing is wasted 節約,節省,節儉
The employees of the firm practiced economy in doing everything.
該公司的雇員做任何事都厲行節約。
Comparable: similar to something else in size, number, quality etc, so that you can make a comparison 類似的, 可比較的
The situation in the US is not directly comparable to that in the UK. 美國的情況和英國不能直接相比。
Parallel: if one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and seem to be related 與…媲美,比得上
a level of achievement that has never been paralleled 絕無僅有的最高成就
inferior: not good, or not as good as someone or something else 不及,比不上,沒有…好
Synthetic fabric is inferior to cotton fabric.
合成纖維織物不如棉織品好。
equate sth with sth: to consider that two things are similar or connected 將…等同于…;認為…和…一樣
Some parents equate education with exam success.
有些父母認為教育就是考試成績優秀。