摘要：to be much less good, attractive, etc. than sb/sth else

be not a patch on sb/sth

比不上；远不及; 远不如；远比不上；远比…逊色

If you say that someone or something is not a patch on another person or thing, you mean that they are not as good as that person or thing.

to be much less good, attractive, etc. than sb/sth else

如：

He's not a patch on the rest of the Cabinet.

他远比不上内阁的其他成员。

Handsome, she thought, but not a patch on Alex.

是帅，她想，不过比亚历克斯差远了。

Joe's not a patch on her at swimming.

乔在游泳方面远不及她。

The new jeans are not a patch on my old ones.

这条新牛仔裤远不如我的那条旧牛仔裤好。

What they accomplished was not a patch on what they had planned.

他们的成就远不如预期。

来源：翅膀英语一点号