2.to pale into insignificance or to pale in comparison(lose importance)相形失色；相形见绌
Other soap operas pale into insignificance beside 'EastEnders'.与《东区人》相比, 其他肥皂剧都黯然失色。
Their own suffering paled into insignificance beside that of their son.与儿子的苦难相比, 他们的苦难就不算什么了。