| 词汇 | second-rate |
| 释义 | second-rate adjective uk /ˌsek.əndˈreɪt/ us /ˌsek.əndˈreɪt/ not very good: 不太好，不怎么样 a second-rate film二流电影 Synonym mediocredisapproving Quite good, or not very good acceptable acceptably adequacy adequate adequately goodish government half decent iffy impure passable passably patchily patchiness patchy scratch spotty the/your average bearidiom up to scratchidiom weedy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not good enough second-rate | American Dictionarysecond-rate adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈsek·əndˈreɪt/ not of good quality: a second-rate hotel Examples of second-ratesecond-rate And 'good-enough' does not mean shoddy, second-rate or just getting by, but a teacher concerned for musical quality and the richness of musical encounters. Servants were thus liable to be treated as second-rate witnesses because they were both physically and socially compromised. Even in an ideal performance the work would probably not stand up to even efficient second-rate operas of the same period. Indeed, unless the goal of 'full employment' is replaced by 'full engagement', then such activity will remain construed as a second-rate activity compared with employment. So they rather co-operated with second-rate sculptors. Migration statistics are dismissed most summarily as 'second-rate because of poor recording', though later a short account is given of their contribution to short-term population estimation. Their one chance of a decent education is evaporating, and yet another generation of kids will be served nothing but a second-rate education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am told that the granaries are full of second-rate malt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We no longer have to push them down to become second-rate citizens under the yoke of enforced idleness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For too long they have been allowed to believe that theirs is almost a second-rate profession that is unsung and unappreciated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The woman is entitled only to bed and board; women are regarded as chattels in the home and economically and legally as second-rate citizens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us not in any way depreciate incorporated engineers as second-rate citizens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It creates a class of second-rate citizens in our property-owning democracy, namely, those who live in mansion blocks which are in private ownership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I go some way in doubting the wisdom of having second-rate engineers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must have top-quality research; supporting second-rate research is completely wasteful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of second-rate These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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