Word
third-rate
adjective
三流；劣质；蹩脚
of poor or shoddy quality; worse than second-rate
- 1.
Poor, shoddy; less than second-rate.
劣质的,粗劣的；比二流还差的。
- 2.
of lesser quality than second-rate
次于二流
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
In use
The hotel gave us a third-rate room with a broken heater and dirty sheets.
He complained that the movie's special effects were third-rate and looked fake.
That third-rate repair shop did such a bad job that we had to bring the car back twice.
be third-rate
The service was third-rate.
服务是劣质的。
a third-rate + noun
He stayed at a third-rate motel.
他住在一家三流汽车旅馆。
Common mistakes
He is a third-rate.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。
This movie is very third-rate.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。
Connections
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
Word family
- third-rateness
- 三等，三流 · n
- third-rater
- 三流人物，差劲的人或物 · n
- third-rately
- 以三流方式，差劲地 · adv
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常作定语，带有贬义色彩
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