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third-rate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌthird-ˈrate adjective  CHEAPof very bad quality 三流的;劣质的 a third-rate hotel 一家三流宾馆
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third-rateThose who dismissed him as a third-rate actor failed to recognize his ability as a political campaigner.They were being overcharged for third-rate beer, much of it brewed from cheap and inferior ingredients.a third-rate business schoolSave for the metal detector and federal guards in the lobby, the place could easily pass for a third-rate collection agency.If I'd ever done anything - made anything of myself more than a third-rate free-lance - it might've been different.His only modest joy in life comes from playing trombone with a third-rate jazz band in a seedy neighborhood pub.
ˌthird-ˈrate adjectiveChineseSyllable
bad of very quality Corpus


third-rate
ˌthird-ˈrate adjective
of very bad quality:
    a third-rate hotel


third-rateBrE /ˌθɜːd ˈreɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌθɜːrd ˈreɪt/ 🔊 adjectiveof very poor quality 劣质的;三等的;三流的 SYN inferior a third-rate actor三流演员