overshadow 相形见绌

“相形见绌”，汉语成语，意思是指和同类的事物相比较显出不足（appear deficient in comparison），可以翻译为“ overshadow，pale by [in] comparison或prove inferior by contrast”。

例句：

这是个有趣的剧本，可跟他的其他剧本一比就相形见绌。

It is an interesting play, but it pales in comparison with his other plays.

他与他姐姐相比总是相形见绌。

He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister.