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

• She's just a second-rate hack.
  她只是个二流的记者。
• 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。
• But adoption is not second-rate!
  可是，被收养的儿女绝非次等的！
• 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。
• 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。
• Maybe you got to settle for a second-rate job.
  或许你开始满足于一个二流的工作。
• I think guilt is a second-rate emotion.
  我认为内疚是情感中的次等品。
• 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。