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

• 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。
• 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。
• Our technology is strong, but American public schools are second-rate in math and science.
  我们的技术很强大，但是美国的公众学校在数学和科技上只属于二流水平。
• 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。
• Yes, there are tens of thousands of places to buy second-rate pork buns and wontons in any town you might happen to be in, from Lima, Peru, to Lima, Ohio.
  诚然，在世界任何一个地方，从秘鲁首都利马市到美国俄亥俄州的利马市，你都可以找到中国餐馆，买到猪肉包子和馄饨这样的便宜小吃；
• Viewers will have to make do with tired re-runs and second-rate movies
  电视观众只能将就着看一下已经看厌了的重播节目和二流电影。
• That book is only second-rate.
  那本书只是二流作品。
• 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。
• Of lesser quality than second-rate.
  质量上比二等还要差的。