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⇨ not much of a… ⇨ mediocre adj. ⇨ too much ⇨ unacceptable adj. 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/ (often disapproving) not very interesting, successful or attractive 乏味的；平凡的；不吸引人的◆A few interesting buildings have been replaced by typically undistinguished modern blocks.几座有趣的建筑已被典型的乏味的现代楼房所取代。◆She had an undistinguished career as a university lecturer.她在大学做讲师，职业生涯平淡无奇。OPP distinguished ⇨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。 unacceptable adjective unacceptable ♦︎ unreasonable ♦︎ too much ♦︎ intolerable ♦︎ unbearable ♦︎ out of line ♦︎ out of order ♦︎ insufferableThese words all describe sth that is so bad that you cannot accept or bear it. 这些词均表示不能接受的、无法容忍的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆unacceptable / intolerable to sb◆too much / intolerable / unbearable for sb◆unacceptable / unreasonable / intolerable / unbearable that...◆unacceptable / unreasonable / too much / intolerable / unbearable / out of order to do sth◆unacceptable / unreasonable / intolerable behaviour / demands / interference / levels◆an unacceptable / unreasonable / intolerable burden◆an unacceptable / intolerable / unbearable situation◆quite / completely / totally unacceptable / unreasonable / intolerable / unbearable / out of order◆absolutely / increasingly unacceptable / intolerable / unbearable◆a bit unreasonable / too much / out of order◆almost / nearly too much / intolerable / unbearable■ unacceptable (rather formal) that you cannot accept, allow or approve of 不能接受（或允许、同意）的◆Such behaviour is totally unacceptable in a civilized society.这种行为在文明社会是完全不能接受的。◆Such a solution would be quite unacceptable to the majority of people.这样的解决办法对大多数人来说都是难以接受的。◆Noise from the factory has reached an unacceptable level.工厂的噪声达到了难以容忍的地步。OPP acceptable ⇨ fine , acceptable ⇨ right adj. 2 ▸ unacceptably adverb ◆unacceptably high levels of unemployment奇高的失业率■ unreasonable not fair; expecting too much 不合理的；不公正的；期望过高的◆It would be unreasonable to expect somebody to come at such short notice.要求人家随传随到会显得不近人情。◆The fees they charge are not unreasonable.他们的收费还算合理。◆He was being totally unreasonable about it.他在这件事上蛮不讲理。OPP reasonable ⇨ reasonable ■ too much idiom (rather informal, spoken) needing more skill or strength than you have; more difficult or annoying than you can bear 力所不及；不能忍受◆What with the exams, and then his illness, things have become too much for him.那些考试，加上后来他又病了，情况已变得让他无法忍受。◆This is too much! First she complains that I'm never in the office, then she wants to know why I'm not visiting so many clients.这真让人受不了！她先是抱怨我总不在办公室，接着又想知道为什么有那么多客户我没去拜访。■ intolerable / /ɪnˈtɒlərəbl; NAmE ɪnˈtɑːlərəbl/ (rather formal) (of a situation, a feeling or sb's behaviour) so difficult, unpleasant or wrong that you cannot bear it or accept it （状况、感觉或某人的行为）无法忍受的，不能容忍的，不可接受的◆Keeping the secret put an intolerable burden on him.保守这个秘密成了他无法承受的负担。◆Her behaviour has become intolerable.她的行为已变得让人无法容忍了。◆It seems to me intolerable that children do not have the same legal protection as adults.儿童没有得到跟成年人一样的法律保护，这在我看来是不可接受的。OPP tolerable ⓘ The opposite tolerable is usually used as a way of saying that sth is almost intolerable. * intolerable的反义词tolerable通常用以表示某事物几乎(almost)不可忍受◆At times, the heat was barely tolerable.有时热得几乎令人难以忍受。 ▸ intolerably adverb ◆It became intolerably hot by day.白天热得让人受不了。■ unbearable /ʌnˈbeərəbl; NAmE ʌnˈberəbl/ (of a situation, feeling or person) so unpleasant, painful or annoying that you cannot bear it （状况、感觉或人）无法忍受的，无法接受的◆Some of the victims were suffering unbearable pain.有些受害者疼痛难忍。◆The heat was becoming unbearable.炎热开始变得难以忍受。◆He's been unbearable since he won that prize.他得奖以后变得很难相与。 OPP bearable ⓘ The opposite bearable is usually used as a way of saying that sth is almost unbearable. * unbearable的反义词bearable通常用以表示某事物几乎(almost)无法忍受◆She was the only thing that made life bearable.只因有了她，生活才不至于不堪忍受。 ▸ unbearably adverb ◆unbearably hot / painful / arrogant酷热难当；疼痛难忍；盛气凌人NOTE 辨析 Intolerable or unbearable?In many cases you can use either word. 在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆intolerable / unbearable heat / pain / suffering / tension / excitement酷热难当；疼痛难忍；痛苦不堪；难耐的紧张／兴奋However, unbearable is not usually used to talk about things that offend your sense of justice, rather than just your feelings. 不过，unbearable通常不用以描述令人义愤不平的事物，而用以描述只是令人不满的事物◆It is unbearable that children do not have the same legal protection as adults. It is used more for physical than mental suffering and is generally not used in situations where people have to do sth that is too difficult for them. * unbearable较多描述身体上而非精神上的痛苦，一般不用于描述勉为其难的情形◆Keeping the secret was an unbearable burden. People themselves can be unbearable but not intolerable. 描述人本身可用unbearable，但不用intolerable◆He's been intolerable since he won that prize. ■ ˌout of ˈline idiom (especially NAmE, informal, spoken) (of a person) behaving in a way that is not acceptable or right; (of their behaviour) not acceptable or right （人）行为不当，举止令人难以接受；（人的行为）不能接受的，不当的◆You'd better calm down－you're way out of line.你最好镇静一点－你太离谱了。◆If you step out of line one more time, you're fired.你要是再违规一次，就会被解雇。■ ˌout of ˈorder idiom (BrE, informal, spoken) out of line （人）行为不当，举止令人难以接受；（人的行为）不能接受的，不当的◆What he did was right out of order.他的所作所为极为不妥。NOTE 辨析 Out of line or out of order? Out of order is more frequent in British English than out of line, but it is not used in American English. Someone can get/step out of line but not 'get/step out of order'. * out of order较out of line更多用于英式英语，但不用于美式英语。可以说get/step out of line，但不说get/step out of order。■ insufferable /ɪnˈsʌfrəbl/ / (rather formal) (especially of a person or their personal qualities) so unpleasant or annoying that you cannot bear them （尤指人或个人品质）难以忍受的，难以容忍的◆She's totally insufferable!她真让人受不了！◆He bore a look of insufferable smugness.他露出一副沾沾自喜的表情，真让人受不了。 |