As a poet he hardly approaches John Milton.是什么意思？

As a poet he hardly approaches John Milton.

他的诗才很难与弥尔顿媲美。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

poet

n. 诗人，空想家，古典芭蕾舞大师；

例句
The crowd cheered as Premier Wayne Goss unveiled a lifesize statue of poet Banjo Paterson...
韦恩·戈斯州长揭开诗人巴尼奥·佩特森的等身塑像时，人群欢呼起来。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

hardly

adv. 几乎不，简直不，刚刚，严厉地，粗鲁地；

例句
I could hardly wait for 'Boys' World' to appear each month.
每个月我都翘首期盼着《男孩世界》的出版。

approaches

n. （处理问题、完成任务的）方法( approach的名词复数 )，近似（值）；v. 接近，走近，靠近( approach的第三人称单数 )，（在性质、数量、质量、情形、时间等方面）近似，接洽，使移近；

例句
We will be exploring different approaches to gathering information.
我们将探索收集信息的不同方法。

John

n. 茅房，厕所；

例句
He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Minsk by Pope John Paul II.
他被教皇约翰·保罗二世任命为明斯克区的宗座署理。

Milton

n. 米尔顿(m.)；

例句
Those lines of Milton flashed into my mind.
弥尔顿的那几行诗忽然在我脑中闪过。