second-rate

英 ['sekənd'reit] 美
  • adj. 二流的;二等的;平庸的

英文词源


second-rate (adj.)
1660s, originally of ships; see rate (n.).

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。

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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。

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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。

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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。”

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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。

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