| 例句 |
not much of a phrase
⇨ mediocre mediocre adjective mediocre ♦︎ not much of a... ♦︎ indifferent ♦︎ undistinguished ♦︎ middling ♦︎ so-soThese words all describe things or people that are not better than average. 这些词均表示普通的、一般的、中等的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a mediocre / an indifferent / a so-so performance / result / start◆a mediocre / not much of a / a so-so player◆a mediocre / not much of a writer◆mediocre / indifferent / middling / so-so quality◆mediocre / middling talent■ mediocre / /ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə(r); NAmE ˌmiːdiˈoʊkər/ (disapproving) not very good; of only average standard 平庸的；普通的；不出色的◆The player was under some pressure after some mediocre performances.那名演奏者在几次平庸的表演后面临着一些压力。OPP excellent ⇨ excellent ■ ˈnot much of a... idiom (often disapproving) not a good... 不是很好；不怎么样◆I'm not much of a cook.我厨艺平平。◆It wasn't much of a party.那次聚会不怎么好玩。◆He's not much of a drinker (= He doesn't often drink alcohol).他不常喝酒。■ indifferent /ɪnˈdɪfrənt/ / (often disapproving) not very good 不很好的；一般的◆He suffered from indifferent health.他健康欠佳。◆The festival has the usual mixture of films－good, bad and indifferent.电影节的影片一如既往，良莠不齐－有优秀的、低劣的和一般的。▸ indifferently adverb ◆The team played indifferently but they still won.该队表现平平，但还是赢了。■ undistinguished / /ˌʌndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt/ / (often disapproving) not very interesting, successful or attractive 乏味的；平凡的；不吸引人的◆A few interesting buildings have been replaced by typically undistinguished modern blocks.几座有趣的建筑已被典型的乏味的现代楼房所取代。◆She had an undistinguished career as a university lecturer.她在大学做讲师，职业生涯平淡无奇。OPP distinguished ⇨ great 2 ■ middling [usually before noun] of average size, quality or status （大小、品质或地位）中间的，中等的，普通的◆The tax affects 40 million people on middling incomes.这项税收将影响4 000万的中等收入者。◆The interviewer was a former golfer of middling talent.采访者是个能力一般的前高尔夫球手。■ ˌso-ˈso (informal) not particularly good or bad 一般的；普通的；不好也不差的◆I've had a so-so sort of week.我这一周过得马马虎虎。◆'She's really pretty, isn't she?' 'So-so,' he replied.“她真的很漂亮，对不对？”“一般吧。”他答道。 |