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。
• 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。
• She's just a second-rate hack.
  她只是个二流的记者。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think guilt is a second-rate emotion.
  我认为内疚是情感中的次等品。
• Second-rate acting and a tediously familiar plot contrive to make this one of the dullest film releases this year.
  二流的表演和乏味，落俗套的剧情使这成为今年发行的最枯燥无味的电影之一。
• 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。