leave somebody/something standing (also leave somebody/something in the dust American EnglishAmE) informalBETTERFAST/QUICK to be much better, quicker, more successful etc than someone or something else 远远胜过某人/某物,让某人/某物望尘莫及 In terms of fitness, he discovered that Kate left him standing. 从健康这方面来说,他发现凯特令他望尘莫及。
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