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

• 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。
• We bought it in a second-rate department store.
  我们在一家二流的百货店买下它的。
• Of lesser quality than second-rate.
  质量上比二等还要差的。
• 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。
• As a director, he's second-rate at best.
  作为一名导演，他至多属于二流。
• 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。
• 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。
• That book is only second-rate.
  那本书只是二流作品。
• 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。