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。
• He was a mediocre student; his academic records were not excellent, but not bad, either.
  他是平凡的学生，成绩不优秀，也不坏。
• Considerably more attractive, than the mediocre person.
  大家更为有能力的人更有魅力，比那个平庸的人，吸引人得多，对吧？
• I would consider myself a mediocre shooter, although it is difficult to measure without other shooters around.
  我认为自己是个很普通的射手，虽然和周围的其他爱好者比较高下是困难的。
• 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。
• Your Putin is mediocre KGB officer-that's all he is and this is how he rules Russia.
  你普京是平庸的克格勃军官&这就是他的全部，这是他统治俄罗斯的规则。
• 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。
• Some students even though the University, but the work is contribution of mediocre;
  有的中学生虽然上了大学，但在工作岗位上却贡献平平；
• There have been good and mediocre and bad artists.
  艺术家分好的、平庸的、差的。
• You are glorifying a rather mediocre building.
  你正在美化一栋普普通通的建筑。