second-rate
英 ['sekənd'reit]
美
- adj. 二流的；二等的；平庸的
英英释义
- 1. moderate to inferior in quality;
- "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"
- "he would make a poor spy"
实用场景例句
- a second-rate player
- 平庸的运动员
牛津词典
- ...second-rate restaurants.
- 二流餐馆
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...another second-rate politician.
- 另一名二流政客
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- That book is only second rate.
- 那本书只是第二流的作品.
期刊摘选
- What about your second rate friends?
- 那你的二等朋友 怎么办 ?
期刊摘选
- Are you real or a second rate sports card?
- 你们是假的仍是二淌游戏卡?
期刊摘选
- And now, your weakness is why you will always be second rate.
- 而现在, 你的弱点就是为什么你永远是二流水平.
期刊摘选
双语例句
- 1. This brings us to the second question I asked.
- 这就将我们带到了我所提的第二个问题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
- 埃利奥特跨过终点线时仅比对手落后半秒钟。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports.
- 不用说，所有这些都是从电台报道中采集来的二手材料。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. "Wait there!" Kathryn rose. "No, on second thought, follow me."
- “在那儿等着！”凯瑟琳站起身来，“不，我改主意了。跟我来。”
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. With a snarl, the second dog made a dive for his heel.
- 伴着一声嗥叫，第二只狗扑向了他的脚后跟。
来自柯林斯例句
英文词源
- second-rate (adj.)
- 1660s, originally of ships; see rate (n.).