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

• As a director, he's second-rate at best.
  作为一名导演，他至多属于二流。
• The problem is that your target market will probably equate low costs with poor quality and a second-rate brand.
  问题是你目标市场的客人们，或许会把低价产品等同于劣质产品和次等品牌。
• 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。
• But what is the good of turning out second-rate pictures?
  可是只是画出些二流作品究竟有什么好处呢？
• 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。
• Second-rate artists will dig in the old mines, but only first-rate artists can get something out of the new mine.
  第二流的艺术家将在旧宝藏中发掘，唯有第一流的艺术家才能由新宝藏中得到一些东西。
• I think guilt is a second-rate emotion.
  我认为内疚是情感中的次等品。
• 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。
• 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。
• That book is only second-rate.
  那本书只是二流作品。