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be third-rate
The service was third-rate.
服务是劣质的。
三流；劣质；蹩脚
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三流；劣质；蹩脚
of poor or shoddy quality; worse than second-rate
The service was third-rate.
服务是劣质的。
劣质的,粗劣的；比二流还差的。
Poor, shoddy; less than second-rate.
次于二流
of lesser quality than second-rate
The hotel gave us a third-rate room with a broken heater and dirty sheets.
这家酒店给我们安排了一个三流的房间，暖气坏了，床单也很脏。
He complained that the movie's special effects were third-rate and looked fake.
他抱怨这部电影的特效很蹩脚，看起来是假的。
That third-rate repair shop did such a bad job that we had to bring the car back twice.
那家三流的修理店活儿干得太差，我们不得不把车送回去两次。
The service was third-rate.
服务是劣质的。
He stayed at a third-rate motel.
他住在一家三流汽车旅馆。
Not this
He is a third-rate.
Use this
He is a third-rate writer.
third-rate 是形容词，不能直接用作名词，后面需跟所修饰的名词。
Not this
This movie is very third-rate.
Use this
This movie is third-rate.
third-rate 本身已包含比较含义，通常不与 very 连用，直接使用即可。
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