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单词 mediocre
释义
mediocre
adjective
disapproving
uk
/ˌmiː.diˈəʊ.kər/us
/ˌmiː.diˈoʊ.kɚ/
C2
not very good:
普通的，平庸的，不够好的
The film'splotispredictableand theactingis mediocre.这部影片的情节都能猜得到，演员的演技也不够好。
Parents don'twanttheirchildrengoing to mediocreschools.家长不想让自己的孩子去上普普通通的学校。
Synonyms
middlinginformal
second-rate
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
of bad quality
  • badThe food wasn’t as bad as I’d expected.
  • poorTheir efforts produced extremely poor results.
  • low/poor/bad qualityTheir sausages are made with low-quality meat.
  • mediocreThe striker has been dropped after a mediocre performance.
  • inferiorThe copies are of inferior quality.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Quite good, or not very good
  • acceptable
  • adequacy
  • adequate
  • adequately
  • agreeable
  • fair
  • iffy
  • impure
  • indifferent
  • indifferently
  • kind
  • pass
  • patchy
  • raggedly
  • raggedness
  • reasonable
  • refined
  • rose
  • rough
  • scratch
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(Definition ofmediocrefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

mediocre| American Dictionary

mediocre
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˌmid·iˈoʊ·kər/
justacceptablebut not good; not good enough:
The movie’splotispredictable, thedialogueissecond-rate, and theactingis mediocre.

mediocrity

noun[U]us
/ˌmid·iˈɑk·rɪ·t̬i/
Heurgededucatorstocombatmediocrity in theclassroom.
(Definition ofmediocrefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

mediocre| Business English

mediocre
adjective
uk
/ˌmiːdiˈəʊkər/us
ordinaryand not very good:
Whatadvicewould you give to mediocrecompaniesthatwanttodramaticallyimprovethemselves?
mediocre earnings/results/returns, etc.Even with mediocrereturns,stocksgenerallyoutperformbondsandcash.
Commutersresentthemediocreperformanceof many of theprivatizedrailnetworks.
(Definition ofmediocrefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmediocre

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The essays, in fact, tend towards themediocre; only a few fulfil the purpose of the collection.
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This is also related to ourmediocreability to interpret the variability within flint tools assemblages.
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This is supported by concern that many commercial composts are of low tomediocrequality12.
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Amediocrecareer in the church may not be definitely worse than a career in the army.
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For example, a few children can produce a particular cluster very accurately, or many children can produce that cluster withmediocreaccuracy.
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They attempt to give a mechanism for promoting high quality schemes, improvingmediocreones and for identifying poor schemes that should be redesigned or refused.
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More important than this is the selection of poems, where often the good jostles themediocre, and occasionally themediocreis preferred for 'special study'.
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First, there is no real ability to distinguish the good from themediocre.
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These regions had exceptionally high rural population densities, certainly when one considers themediocresoil quality in some parts of them.
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So often in state provision of services universal provision meant the equity of themediocre.
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The conclusion points to just how rare, andmediocre, human intelligence may be.
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The regulations are used bymediocremen as the means of their self-protection, and taken advantage of by government clerks as sources of profit.
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We have manymediocreofficials but few men of talent and courage.
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It is with inexperienced andmediocreteachers that methods become important.
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This accelerated rate of forest clearing is facing a rathermediocreregeneration effort estimated at 1,000 ha per year.
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