mediocre

英 [ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə(r)]

美 [ˌmiːdiˈoʊkər]

adj.  平庸的; 普通的; 平常的

复数：mediocres　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14371 / COCA.10434

牛津词典

adj.

• 平庸的；普通的；平常的
  not very good; of only average standard
  1. a mediocre musician/talent/performance
     平庸的音乐家 / 才能 / 表演
  2. I thought the play was only mediocre.
     我认为这部戏剧只是平庸之作。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （事物）普通的，平庸的，一般的
  If you describe something asmediocre, you mean that it is of average quality but you think it should be better.
  1. His school record was mediocre.
     他在学校成绩平平。
  2. ...mediocre music.
     不尽如人意的音乐

英英释义

adj

• poor to middling in quality
  1. there have been good and mediocre and bad artists
• lacking exceptional quality or ability
  1. a novel of average merit
  2. only a fair performance of the sonata
  3. in fair health
  4. the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
  5. the performance was middling at best
  Synonym:averagefairmiddling
• moderate to inferior in quality
  1. they improved the quality from mediocre to above average
  Synonym:second-rate

双语例句

• The ability to overcome failure is one big difference between successful and mediocre people.
  成功人士和平庸的人的区别就在于他们战胜失败的能力。
• Some students even though the University, but the work is contribution of mediocre;
  有的中学生虽然上了大学，但在工作岗位上却贡献平平；
• Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre
  弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者，她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。
• We have often heard such words as "very average"," thoroughly mediocre", and" very corrupt ".
  我们常常听到人们用“很一般”、“庸庸碌碌”和“腐败透顶”这些词。
• We accept mediocre things in the society in all walks.
  在社会中的各个方面我们接受普普通通的事物。
• In Kasbeam, a very old barber gave me a very mediocre haircut.
  在加斯比姆，一个很老的理发师给我剪了个很难看的发型。
• Rockstar programmers understand what they are doing far, far better than average or mediocre programmers.
  超级程序员跟那些平庸的、一般的程序员比起来，对自己要做的事情的理解要深的多的多。
• Yet even a mediocre country can acquire dubious allies.
  不过，即使是普通的国家也会有一些暧昧的盟友。
• Your Putin is mediocre KGB officer-that's all he is and this is how he rules Russia.
  你普京是平庸的克格勃军官&这就是他的全部，这是他统治俄罗斯的规则。
• He spent much of his time reading mediocre paperbacks.
  他花了许多时间阅读内容平庸的简装书。