second-rate

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  • n.次等货；次级品；二等战舰；二流人物
  • adj.二流的；平庸的；普通的
  • Web二等的；次等的；第二流的

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second-rate
adj.
1.
二流的；平庸的；普通的not very good or impressive
a second-rate player
平庸的运动员

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AllAll,次等货次等货,次级品次级品,二等战舰二等战舰,二流人物二流人物,二流的二流的,平庸的平庸的,普通的普通的,二等的二等的,次等的次等的,第二流的第二流的
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1.
That India cannot seem to do any of these things suggests that it will always be a second-rate power.
然而印度似乎无法做到其中任何一条，它看起来总是个二流国家。
rán ér yìn dù sì hū wú fǎ zuò dào qí zhōng rèn hé yī tiáo , tā kàn qǐ lái zǒng shì gè èr liú guó jiā 。
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2.
Even the second-rate rail systems of the next level are at least as good as anything pulling out of an American station.
即使他们的二等铁路系统也不比从我们火车站里拖出的任何一辆火车差。
jí shǐ tā men de èr děng tiě lù xì tǒng yě bù bǐ cóng wǒ men huǒ chē zhàn lǐ tuō chū de rèn hé yī liàng huǒ chē chà 。
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3.
As if things are not bad enough, Miss Lavish published a second-rate romantic novel, and inside, a kiss scene on the top of an Italian hill!
好像事情还不够糟糕，拉维希小姐出版了一本二流言情小说，书已竟有一场在意大利的山上的吻戏！
hǎo xiàng shì qíng hái bú gòu zāo gāo , lā wéi xī xiǎo jiě chū bǎn le yī běn èr liú yán qíng xiǎo shuō , shū yǐ jìng yǒu yī chǎng zài yì dà lì de shān shàng de wěn xì !
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4.
Gordon: I don't know what you're thinking, but I disagree. He is nothing but a second-rate actor.
戈登：我不知道你是怎么想的，我不同意你的看法。他只不过是个二流演员。
gē dēng : wǒ bù zhī dào nǐ shì zěn me xiǎng de , wǒ bù tóng yì nǐ de kàn fǎ 。 tā zhǐ bú guò shì gè èr liú yǎn yuán 。
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5.
It was really like a second-rate TV drama. The whole family was crying. I had never imagined that it would ever happen to me.
这真像是一部二流电视剧。所有的人都在哭。我从未想过这种事情会发生在我身上。
zhè zhēn xiàng shì yī bù èr liú diàn shì jù 。 suǒ yǒu de rén dōu zài kū 。 wǒ cóng wèi xiǎng guò zhè zhǒng shì qíng huì fā shēng zài wǒ shēn shàng 。
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6.
Arriving at Forbes, he found a second-rate investment magazine running flattery about corporations.
麦克尔斯来到福布斯后，他发现世界二流投资型杂志却对大企业处处奉承。
mài kè ěr sī lái dào fú bù sī hòu , tā fā xiàn shì jiè èr liú tóu zī xíng zá zhì què duì dà qǐ yè chù chù fèng chéng 。
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7.
Feel like the absence of a bachelor's degree on your resume is forcing you to settle for a second-rate job?
感到履历里没有学士学位迫使你满足于一份二流工作？
gǎn dào lǚ lì lǐ méi yǒu xué shì xué wèi pò shǐ nǐ mǎn zú yú yī fèn èr liú gōng zuò ?
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8.
The rock is widely corroded, especially the second-rate hornblende is all over the rock.
岩石蚀变普遍，特别是次闪石化遍及整个岩体。
yán shí shí biàn pǔ biàn , tè bié shì cì shǎn shí huà biàn jí zhěng gè yán tǐ 。
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9.
The president is satisfied with a second-rate American economy produced by his third-rate policies, " said Pawlenty. " I am not.
他说：“总统对用他的三流政策产生出的二流美国经济感到满意。我不满意。”
tā shuō : " zǒng tǒng duì yòng tā de sān liú zhèng cè chǎn shēng chū de èr liú měi guó jīng jì gǎn dào mǎn yì 。 wǒ bù mǎn yì 。 "
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10.
You're nothing but a second-rate actor. You'll never amount to anything.
你只不过是个二流演员，将永远一文不值。
nǐ zhǐ bú guò shì gè èr liú yǎn yuán , jiāng yǒng yuǎn yì wén bù zhí 。
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