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two-bit

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈtwo-bit adjective especially American English informal  BAD ATnot at all good or important 差劲的;微不足道的,不重要的 SYN second-rate She’s just a two-bit movie star. 她只是一名二流的电影明星。
Examples from the Corpus
two-bitWhat do you think I am, some two-bit crook?What do you think I am, some two-bit crook?It occurred to me that this was not some two-bit gambling ring.Franz and Hoffman play Donny and Teach, the kind of two-bit operators Sipowicz would want to arrest.But he ain't some two-bit punk on the run after blowin' some one away.He was just some two-bit street punk, a low level thief who made some lucky connections.
ˈtwo-bit adjectiveChineseSyllable
good or at all not Corpus important


two-bit
ˈtwo-bit adjective informal
not at all good or important
   SYN  second-rate:
    She’s just a two-bit movie star.


two-bitBrE /ˈtuː bɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtuː bɪt/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (informal, especially NAmE) not good or important 不好的;微不足道的;不重要的She wanted to be more than just a two-bit secretary. 她并不想只做一个人微言轻的小秘书。🔊🔊