His singing can't hold a candle to Pavarotti's.

他的演唱无法与帕瓦罗蒂媲美。

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Few foods can hold a candle to this leafy green.

少有蔬菜能与这种多叶绿色植物比肩。

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I met some interesting guys, but no one could hold a candle to Gary.

我遇见了一些很有趣的人，但没有人能与Gary相比。

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The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant.

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But none can hold a candle to the father of Asian disaster hotels, Taiwan's Grand Hotel.

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But none hold a candle to John Quincy Adams, who won with a -10.4% margin of the public vote.

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Still, no place can hold a candle to Silicon Valley and the Boston area in terms of startup activity, especially in the tech space.

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