Definition of third-rate in English:

third-rate

adjective

Of inferior or very poor quality.
三流的，三等的，差劲的
a third-rate boarding house
Example sentencesExamples
- But even a third-rate hack, wannabe journalist like me can spot bad reporting.
- I am so angry at this appalling, second or third-rate service being provided to non-private patients.
- Can such a third-rate human being write a first-rate novel?
- You can't turn on the television without being bombarded with images of sex, and these are as likely to come in an advert as they are in a third-rate post-watershed movie.
- I also learned BASIC to write my own word processing program, as well as make some real third-rate games.
- It's perhaps the ultimate confirmation of what an insecure, pathetic third-rate talent Williams is that he not only feels the need to put one over on his opponent, but that he tells people about it.
- It's a third-rate movie made worse because its plot turns on a common and dangerous misunderstanding of how the natural world works.
- It's not a third-rate political burglary, it's a cover up of information on the largest attack in the history of the country.
- Such is the lazy refrain of third-rate comedians, sneering metropolitan commentators and people who have never visited but believe everything they read or hear.
- He does not want to be dictator of a third-rate country.
- After the best people leave, the second-rate people get promoted and they have a tendency to hire and promote third-rate people.
- Why does my itinerary resemble some third-rate lounge singer's?
- But who wants to hear third-rate imitations of rock gods of the past, especially by a band that brings virtually nothing new to the table?
- Or is she, as some are starting to suspect, a shallow, third-rate self-publicist who has crested to celebrity on a wave of violence and hype?
- The Government certainly appears to consider the cotton industry a third-rate industry at the moment.
- All these libraries spend their funds on purchasing third-rate books with the grants available to them and publishers churn out only these works as they are in demand.
- The real problem is not Scotland's descent into third-rate football nationhood, but the fact that so many young folk won't play any sport, no matter what choices we give them.
- Why, he explained, would you want to compromise supper and the delicious sauce you have spent hours brewing with a third-rate packet of tagliatelle?
- I don't think I could write anything substantial about a third-rate painter, or a fourth-rate composer.
- There is little doubt that we could field a super sevens, but to send a third-rate crew that far, and at considerable expense, is hardly good financial management.
Synonyms
substandard, below standard, bad, inferior, poor, poor-quality, low-grade
appalling, abysmal, atrocious, abject, awful, terrible, dismal, dreadful, execrable, frightful, miserable, wretched, lamentable, deplorable, pitiful, inadequate, insufficient, unsatisfactory, unacceptable
jerry-built, shoddy, tinny, trashy, rubbishy
British cheap and nasty
North American cheapjack
informal lousy, not much cop, not up to much, crummy, bum, diabolical, rotten, sad, tatty, tacky, dire, tenth-rate
British informal ropy, duff, naff, rubbish, pants, a load of pants, grotty
vulgar slang crap, crappy, shitty, chickenshit
rare direful, egregious

Derivatives

third-rater

noun

England have been improving under their new captain: they have gone from third-raters to second-raters.
Example sentencesExamples
- He fought steadily and compiled an undefeated record against mostly third-raters.
- I don't befriend second-raters or third-raters.
- The cast was generally slated as being some third-raters.

Definition of third-rate in US English:

third-rate

adjectiveˌθərdˈreɪtˌTHərdˈrāt

Of inferior or very poor quality.
三流的，三等的，差劲的
a third-rate boarding house
Example sentencesExamples
- Or is she, as some are starting to suspect, a shallow, third-rate self-publicist who has crested to celebrity on a wave of violence and hype?
- Can such a third-rate human being write a first-rate novel?
- Such is the lazy refrain of third-rate comedians, sneering metropolitan commentators and people who have never visited but believe everything they read or hear.
- But who wants to hear third-rate imitations of rock gods of the past, especially by a band that brings virtually nothing new to the table?
- After the best people leave, the second-rate people get promoted and they have a tendency to hire and promote third-rate people.
- There is little doubt that we could field a super sevens, but to send a third-rate crew that far, and at considerable expense, is hardly good financial management.
- The Government certainly appears to consider the cotton industry a third-rate industry at the moment.
- Why, he explained, would you want to compromise supper and the delicious sauce you have spent hours brewing with a third-rate packet of tagliatelle?
- I don't think I could write anything substantial about a third-rate painter, or a fourth-rate composer.
- I am so angry at this appalling, second or third-rate service being provided to non-private patients.
- All these libraries spend their funds on purchasing third-rate books with the grants available to them and publishers churn out only these works as they are in demand.
- But even a third-rate hack, wannabe journalist like me can spot bad reporting.
- The real problem is not Scotland's descent into third-rate football nationhood, but the fact that so many young folk won't play any sport, no matter what choices we give them.
- It's a third-rate movie made worse because its plot turns on a common and dangerous misunderstanding of how the natural world works.
- It's perhaps the ultimate confirmation of what an insecure, pathetic third-rate talent Williams is that he not only feels the need to put one over on his opponent, but that he tells people about it.
- He does not want to be dictator of a third-rate country.
- You can't turn on the television without being bombarded with images of sex, and these are as likely to come in an advert as they are in a third-rate post-watershed movie.
- Why does my itinerary resemble some third-rate lounge singer's?
- It's not a third-rate political burglary, it's a cover up of information on the largest attack in the history of the country.
- I also learned BASIC to write my own word processing program, as well as make some real third-rate games.
Synonyms
substandard, below standard, bad, inferior, poor, poor-quality, low-grade

词汇	third-rate
释义	Definition of third-rate in English: third-rate adjective Of inferior or very poor quality. 三流的，三等的，差劲的 a third-rate boarding house Example sentencesExamples But even a third-rate hack, wannabe journalist like me can spot bad reporting. I am so angry at this appalling, second or third-rate service being provided to non-private patients. Can such a third-rate human being write a first-rate novel? You can't turn on the television without being bombarded with images of sex, and these are as likely to come in an advert as they are in a third-rate post-watershed movie. I also learned BASIC to write my own word processing program, as well as make some real third-rate games. It's perhaps the ultimate confirmation of what an insecure, pathetic third-rate talent Williams is that he not only feels the need to put one over on his opponent, but that he tells people about it. It's a third-rate movie made worse because its plot turns on a common and dangerous misunderstanding of how the natural world works. It's not a third-rate political burglary, it's a cover up of information on the largest attack in the history of the country. Such is the lazy refrain of third-rate comedians, sneering metropolitan commentators and people who have never visited but believe everything they read or hear. He does not want to be dictator of a third-rate country. After the best people leave, the second-rate people get promoted and they have a tendency to hire and promote third-rate people. Why does my itinerary resemble some third-rate lounge singer's? But who wants to hear third-rate imitations of rock gods of the past, especially by a band that brings virtually nothing new to the table? Or is she, as some are starting to suspect, a shallow, third-rate self-publicist who has crested to celebrity on a wave of violence and hype? The Government certainly appears to consider the cotton industry a third-rate industry at the moment. All these libraries spend their funds on purchasing third-rate books with the grants available to them and publishers churn out only these works as they are in demand. The real problem is not Scotland's descent into third-rate football nationhood, but the fact that so many young folk won't play any sport, no matter what choices we give them. Why, he explained, would you want to compromise supper and the delicious sauce you have spent hours brewing with a third-rate packet of tagliatelle? I don't think I could write anything substantial about a third-rate painter, or a fourth-rate composer. There is little doubt that we could field a super sevens, but to send a third-rate crew that far, and at considerable expense, is hardly good financial management. Synonyms substandard, below standard, bad, inferior, poor, poor-quality, low-grade appalling, abysmal, atrocious, abject, awful, terrible, dismal, dreadful, execrable, frightful, miserable, wretched, lamentable, deplorable, pitiful, inadequate, insufficient, unsatisfactory, unacceptable jerry-built, shoddy, tinny, trashy, rubbishy British cheap and nasty North American cheapjack informal lousy, not much cop, not up to much, crummy, bum, diabolical, rotten, sad, tatty, tacky, dire, tenth-rate British informal ropy, duff, naff, rubbish, pants, a load of pants, grotty vulgar slang crap, crappy, shitty, chickenshit rare direful, egregious Derivatives third-rater noun England have been improving under their new captain: they have gone from third-raters to second-raters. Example sentencesExamples He fought steadily and compiled an undefeated record against mostly third-raters. I don't befriend second-raters or third-raters. The cast was generally slated as being some third-raters. Definition of third-rate in US English: third-rate adjectiveˌθərdˈreɪtˌTHərdˈrāt Of inferior or very poor quality. 三流的，三等的，差劲的 a third-rate boarding house Example sentencesExamples Or is she, as some are starting to suspect, a shallow, third-rate self-publicist who has crested to celebrity on a wave of violence and hype? Can such a third-rate human being write a first-rate novel? Such is the lazy refrain of third-rate comedians, sneering metropolitan commentators and people who have never visited but believe everything they read or hear. But who wants to hear third-rate imitations of rock gods of the past, especially by a band that brings virtually nothing new to the table? After the best people leave, the second-rate people get promoted and they have a tendency to hire and promote third-rate people. There is little doubt that we could field a super sevens, but to send a third-rate crew that far, and at considerable expense, is hardly good financial management. The Government certainly appears to consider the cotton industry a third-rate industry at the moment. Why, he explained, would you want to compromise supper and the delicious sauce you have spent hours brewing with a third-rate packet of tagliatelle? I don't think I could write anything substantial about a third-rate painter, or a fourth-rate composer. I am so angry at this appalling, second or third-rate service being provided to non-private patients. All these libraries spend their funds on purchasing third-rate books with the grants available to them and publishers churn out only these works as they are in demand. But even a third-rate hack, wannabe journalist like me can spot bad reporting. The real problem is not Scotland's descent into third-rate football nationhood, but the fact that so many young folk won't play any sport, no matter what choices we give them. It's a third-rate movie made worse because its plot turns on a common and dangerous misunderstanding of how the natural world works. It's perhaps the ultimate confirmation of what an insecure, pathetic third-rate talent Williams is that he not only feels the need to put one over on his opponent, but that he tells people about it. He does not want to be dictator of a third-rate country. You can't turn on the television without being bombarded with images of sex, and these are as likely to come in an advert as they are in a third-rate post-watershed movie. Why does my itinerary resemble some third-rate lounge singer's? It's not a third-rate political burglary, it's a cover up of information on the largest attack in the history of the country. I also learned BASIC to write my own word processing program, as well as make some real third-rate games. Synonyms substandard, below standard, bad, inferior, poor, poor-quality, low-grade
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