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

• I find that individuals who adopt this creed tend to enjoy mediocre business careers.
  我发现，遵循这一信条的个人往往事业都很平庸。
• 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。
• The ability to overcome failure is one big difference between successful and mediocre people.
  成功人士和平庸的人的区别就在于他们战胜失败的能力。
• Ordinary but not mediocre.
  平凡而不平庸。
• 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。
• He spent much of his time reading mediocre paperbacks.
  他花了许多时间阅读内容平庸的简装书。
• 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。
• Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre
  弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者，她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。
• I'm not OK with a mediocre job!
  我讨厌我做的那些平庸的事情！
• There have been good and mediocre and bad artists.
  艺术家分好的、平庸的、差的。