Word
third-rate
adjective
三流；劣质；蹩脚
核心释义
of poor or shoddy quality; worse than second-rate
- 1.
劣质的,粗劣的；比二流还差的。
Poor, shoddy; less than second-rate.
- 2.
次于二流
of lesser quality than second-rate
劣质的,粗劣的；比二流还差的。；次于二流；三等的；三流的；差劲的
用法In use
The hotel gave us a third-rate room with a broken heater and dirty sheets.
用法提示：third-rate 是形容词，表示“三流的、劣质的”，这里修饰 room，说明房间质量差。
He complained that the movie's special effects were third-rate and looked fake.
用法提示：third-rate 作表语形容词，指“蹩脚的、低劣的”，描述 special effects 的水平很差。
That third-rate repair shop did such a bad job that we had to bring the car back twice.
用法提示：third-rate 作定语形容词，修饰 repair shop，强调这家店技术差、质量低。
be third-rate
The service was third-rate.
服务是劣质的。
a third-rate + noun
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- second-rate
- 二流的，次等的 · third-rate 指三流（最差），second-rate 指二流（稍好但仍非一流）
- low-grade
- 低质量的，劣质的 · third-rate 侧重等级排名，low-grade 侧重质量低下
词族Word family
- third-rateness
- 三等，三流 · n
- third-rater
- 三流人物，差劲的人或物 · n
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
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