minor-league
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌminor-ˈleague adjective [only before noun] 1 connected with the Minor Leagues 小联盟的 a minor-league team 小联盟球队2 not as important, powerful, or successful as others of the same kind 二流的，次要的，平庸的 Collins was just a minor-league crook. 科林斯只是个二流的骗子。
Examples from the Corpus
minor-league• The Dodgers on Wednesday assigned nine non-roster invitees to minor-league affiliates.• a minor-league catcher• Because they made a deal with a bail-bondsman to find a minor-league crook suspected of jumping a $ 25,000 bond.• Eric Karros played six innings in a minor-league game Tuesday and was encouraged by his progress.• Eric Karros, slowly rehabilitating his pulled left hamstring, took more than a dozen at-bats in two minor-league games on Wednesday.• The Hansons were played by three young minor-league hockey players.• In six minor-league seasons, he's never hit above.275 or hit more than 15 homers.• He hit at least 24 homers in three different minor-league seasons.From Longman Business Dictionaryminor-leagueˈminor-league adjective [only before a noun] not important or influentialThis is minor-league stuff compared to the profits made by the big toy manufacturers.ˌminor-ˈleague adjectiveChineseSyllable
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minor-league
ˌminor-ˈleague
adjective [only before noun]
1. connected with the Minor Leagues:
a minor-league team
2. not as important, powerful, or successful as others of the same kind:
Collins was just a minor-league crook.
ˌminor-ˈleague
adjective [only before noun]1. connected with the Minor Leagues:
2. not as important, powerful, or successful as others of the same kind: