second-rate; second-class
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1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
second-rate; second-class; not top-tier
neutralUsed as an attributive adjective (属性词) to describe something or someone of lesser quality, skill, or rank compared to the best in its category. Often implies mediocrity.
Tā他
zì自
chēng称
shì是
huà画
jiā家
，
dàn但
shuǐ水
píng平
chōng充
qí其
liàng量
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
èr二
liú流
huà画
jiā家
。
He claims to be a painter, but at best he is only a second-rate painter.
Zhè这
zhī支
qiú球
duì队
yī一
zhí直
pái徘
huái徊
zài在
èr二
liú流
shuǐ水
píng平
，
cóng从
wèi未
dǎ打
jìn进
guò过
dǐng顶
jí级
lián联
sài赛
。
This team has always hovered at a second-class level and has never made it into the top league.
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Zhè这
jiā家
jiǔ酒
diàn店
de的
fú服
wù务
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
èr二
liú流
de的
，
bù不
fú符
hé合
wǔ五
xīng星
jí级
biāo标
zhǔn准
。
The service at this hotel is considered second-rate and does not meet five-star standards.
Zài在
xué学
shù术
jiè界
，
zhǐ只
fā发
biǎo表
èr二
liú流
lùn论
wén文
shì是
wú无
fǎ法
huò获
dé得
zhōng终
shēn身
jiào教
zhí职
de的
。
In academia, publishing only second-rate papers makes it impossible to obtain tenure.