mediocre

英 [ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə(r)]

美 [ˌmiːdiˈoʊkər]

adj.  平庸的; 普通的; 平常的

复数：mediocres　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14371 / COCA.10434

牛津词典

adj.

• 平庸的；普通的；平常的
  not very good; of only average standard
  1. a mediocre musician/talent/performance
     平庸的音乐家 / 才能 / 表演
  2. I thought the play was only mediocre.
     我认为这部戏剧只是平庸之作。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （事物）普通的，平庸的，一般的
  If you describe something asmediocre, you mean that it is of average quality but you think it should be better.
  1. His school record was mediocre.
     他在学校成绩平平。
  2. ...mediocre music.
     不尽如人意的音乐

英英释义

adj

• poor to middling in quality
  1. there have been good and mediocre and bad artists
• lacking exceptional quality or ability
  1. a novel of average merit
  2. only a fair performance of the sonata
  3. in fair health
  4. the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
  5. the performance was middling at best
  Synonym:averagefairmiddling
• moderate to inferior in quality
  1. they improved the quality from mediocre to above average
  Synonym:second-rate

双语例句

• She is just a very ordinary singer, her singing techniques and style are very mediocre.
  她是个非常平凡的歌手；她的歌唱技巧和风格都非常平庸而已。
• This leads to mediocre training, fitness, and performance.
  这将导致平庸的训练，体能和成绩。
• Considerably more attractive, than the mediocre person.
  大家更为有能力的人更有魅力，比那个平庸的人，吸引人得多，对吧？
• Right there, that's the difference between a mediocre company and a great company.
  一个普普通通的公司和一个干得很出色的公司的区别就在于此。
• Your Putin is mediocre KGB officer-that's all he is and this is how he rules Russia.
  你普京是平庸的克格勃军官&这就是他的全部，这是他统治俄罗斯的规则。
• Yet even a mediocre country can acquire dubious allies.
  不过，即使是普通的国家也会有一些暧昧的盟友。
• I would consider myself a mediocre shooter, although it is difficult to measure without other shooters around.
  我认为自己是个很普通的射手，虽然和周围的其他爱好者比较高下是困难的。
• Rockstar programmers understand what they are doing far, far better than average or mediocre programmers.
  超级程序员跟那些平庸的、一般的程序员比起来，对自己要做的事情的理解要深的多的多。
• We accept mediocre things in the society in all walks.
  在社会中的各个方面我们接受普普通通的事物。
• Two of them were compared the art wedding, but others are very mediocre.
  其中有两个是比较艺术的婚礼，但是其他的都是很平庸的。