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be fair to middling
常作表语，描述质量或水平一般。
The performance was only fair to middling.
演出只是过得去。
还算好；尚可。
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还算好；尚可。；过得去；还算好
Only tolerably good; somewhat favorable.
The performance was only fair to middling.
演出只是过得去。
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还算好；尚可。
Only tolerably good; somewhat favorable.
The food at that diner is fair to middling—nothing special but edible.
那家小餐馆的食物还算好，没什么特别但能吃得下。
My health has been fair to middling lately; I'm not sick but not full of energy.
我最近身体还算好，没生病但也不精力充沛。
The service at the hotel was only fair to middling, so I'll try another place next time.
酒店的服务只是过得去，所以我下次会试试别的地方。
常作表语，描述质量或水平一般。
The performance was only fair to middling.
演出只是过得去。
I found the novel fair to middling.
我觉得这本小说还算好。
She described the hotel as fair to middling.
她把这家酒店描述为还算好。
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The weather fairs to middling today.
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The weather is fair to middling today.
将'fair to middling'误用作动词。该短语是形容词短语，需用系动词'be'连接主语。
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His performance was very fair to middling.
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His performance was fair to middling.
'fair to middling'已表示'一般般'，加程度副词'very'逻辑矛盾，应直接使用。
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