mediocre

英 [ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə(r)]

美 [ˌmiːdiˈoʊkər]

adj.  平庸的; 普通的; 平常的

复数：mediocres　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14371 / COCA.10434

牛津词典

adj.

• 平庸的；普通的；平常的
  not very good; of only average standard
  1. a mediocre musician/talent/performance
     平庸的音乐家 / 才能 / 表演
  2. I thought the play was only mediocre.
     我认为这部戏剧只是平庸之作。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （事物）普通的，平庸的，一般的
  If you describe something asmediocre, you mean that it is of average quality but you think it should be better.
  1. His school record was mediocre.
     他在学校成绩平平。
  2. ...mediocre music.
     不尽如人意的音乐

英英释义

adj

• poor to middling in quality
  1. there have been good and mediocre and bad artists
• lacking exceptional quality or ability
  1. a novel of average merit
  2. only a fair performance of the sonata
  3. in fair health
  4. the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
  5. the performance was middling at best
  Synonym:averagefairmiddling
• moderate to inferior in quality
  1. they improved the quality from mediocre to above average
  Synonym:second-rate

双语例句

• His school record was mediocre.
  他在学校成绩平平。
• I find that individuals who adopt this creed tend to enjoy mediocre business careers.
  我发现，遵循这一信条的个人往往事业都很平庸。
• Ordinary but not mediocre.
  平凡而不平庸。
• Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.
  只有懒汉庸才才会留恋那大锅饭的年代。
• That is why many mediocre employees survive violent corporate upheavals while people of great talent are being laid off.
  这就是为什么许多平平庸庸的公司雇员在大调整中保住了位置，而有才能的人反到下岗。
• Yet even a mediocre country can acquire dubious allies.
  不过，即使是普通的国家也会有一些暧昧的盟友。
• Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
  有时我会担心在平庸的世界里成功。
• In this respect, mediocre bitches must be avoided in the breeding programs.
  在这方面，普通的母狗必须要在繁殖过程中避免。
• We accept mediocre things in the society in all walks.
  在社会中的各个方面我们接受普普通通的事物。
• He spent much of his time reading mediocre paperbacks.
  他花了许多时间阅读内容平庸的简装书。