second-rate
英 [ˌsekənd ˈreɪt]
美 [ˌsekənd ˈreɪt]
adj. 二流的; 平庸的; 普通的
Collins.1
牛津词典
adj.
- 二流的;平庸的;普通的
not very good or impressive- a second-rate player
平庸的运动员
- a second-rate player
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 二流的;二等的;劣质的
If you describe something assecond-rate, you mean that it is of poor quality.- ...second-rate restaurants.
二流餐馆 - ...another second-rate politician.
另一名二流政客
- ...second-rate restaurants.
英英释义
adj
- moderate to inferior in quality
- they improved the quality from mediocre to above average
双语例句
- We bought it in a second-rate department store.
我们在一家二流的百货店买下它的。 - But don't get the idea that any place that is called a nursery school is wonderful, for some of them are second-rate and just use the name because it's popular.
不要以为有个叫幼儿园的地方就好,因为它们之中有些是二流货色,使用那个名字只是因为它流行。 - He never aimed at mere effect, and had none of the little tricks and pretensions of second-rate reputations.
他从不追求单纯的成功,毫无享有第二流声望的那种人的花俏与做作。 - A burst of energy, speed, etc of lesser quality than second-rate.
迸发出的能量、速度等质量上比二等还要差的。 - His novels are very second-rate.
他写的小说很不怎麽样。 - But adoption is not second-rate!
可是,被收养的儿女绝非次等的! - Contemptibly low in worth or account; second-rate. Passenger traffic has gone up by 20 per cent.
微不足道的;二流的在价值或数量上低的;二流的客流量已增长百分之二十。 - But what is the good of turning out second-rate pictures?
可是只是画出些二流作品究竟有什么好处呢? - I think guilt is a second-rate emotion.
我认为内疚是情感中的次等品。 - Second-rate artists will dig in the old mines, but only first-rate artists can get something out of the new mine.
第二流的艺术家将在旧宝藏中发掘,唯有第一流的艺术家才能由新宝藏中得到一些东西。