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

• The hysteresis of education let UK be the second-rate country politically and militarily in the world.
  英国在教育上的滞后也使英国在政治和军事上成了充当二流国家的角色。
• You cannot expect a good response to an advertisement if you place it in a second-rate magazine.
  如果你在第二流的杂志上刊登广告，你别想收到好的效果。
• 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。
• As a director, he's second-rate at best.
  作为一名导演，他至多属于二流。
• Bill Clinton's school-to-work initiative, a nod to the apprenticeship system, was derided as second-rate education.
  比尔克林顿首创的“从学校到工作岗位”是向学徒制体系致意，当初被人耻笑为二流的教育体系。
• 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。
• She's just a second-rate hack.
  她只是个二流的记者。
• 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。
• Of lesser quality than second-rate.
  质量上比二等还要差的。