However, a closer relationship with either of those two would mean EMC playing second fiddle, but a merger with Dell could give EMC a much more visible leadership role in the data center market.

然而，与两方任何一方保持亲密的合作，EMC只能做副手。但是EMC与戴尔合并可以让EMC在数据中心市场的地位大大增强。

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While Rourke's role in the film was second fiddle to Keira Knightley, he managed to make his character cool just by playing him.

虽然电影中洛克的角色只是凯拉·奈特莉的副手，他还是靠本色演出就锋芒毕露。

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Steven has no intention of playing second fiddle to the new director, so he has resigned.

Steven不想当新董事的副手，所以辞职了。

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One time, she says, a father brought over his fiddle-playing son to meet her, explaining the child was to audition that night.

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Franco was really playing second fiddle to an ape acted by Andy Serkis with motion capture technology.

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Increasingly, doing so means a snagging a role in a comic book adaptation, or playing second fiddle opposite a press-hogging superstar.

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