“使相形见绌”常见的英文表达是 “make ... pale in comparison” 或 “make ... seem inferior by comparison”，也可表述为 “cause ... to pale by comparison” 。
例如：
His new car makes my old one pale in comparison.（他的新车使我的旧车相形见绌。）
Her talent in music causes others' skills to seem inferior by comparison.（她在音乐方面的天赋让其他人的技能相形见绌。 ）