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
  1. a second-rate player
     平庸的运动员

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.
  1. ...second-rate restaurants.
     二流餐馆
  2. ...another second-rate politician.
     另一名二流政客

英英释义

adj

• moderate to inferior in quality
  1. they improved the quality from mediocre to above average
  Synonym:mediocre

双语例句

• That is why the television networks keep serving up old movies and second-rate variety programmes.
  这就是为什么电视台一直播送旧电影和二流杂耍等老一套节目的原因。
• 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。
• 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。
• But adoption is not second-rate!
  可是，被收养的儿女绝非次等的！
• Of lesser quality than second-rate.
  质量上比二等还要差的。
• In many countries and regions, women there continue to be regarded as second-rate citizens.
  许多国家和地区的妇女仍然被视为二等公民。
• You think you're second-rate and there's nothing you can do.
  你觉得你自己只是个二流的货色，而且你永远不可能成为一流的。
• His works are second-rate productions, alongside those of some of his contemporaries.
  他的作品跟他同时代一些人比起来，只算得二流的作品。
• We keep our first-rate people to business, leaving the second-rate people to politics.
  我们把一流人才留下来经商，让二流人才到政界发展。
• His novels are very second-rate.
  他写的小说很不怎麽样。