英语中怎么形容一个东西“一般般”、“不太好却也不太差”呢?
1.
not very good: not good - use this when you are disappointed because you were
expecting something better
备注:"not very good"一般用在口语中。
例:
"What
was the movie like?" "It was OK but the ending wasn't very
good."(-电影如何? -还不错,但是结局不太好。)
He's
been learning English for five years, but his pronunciation isn't very good.(他已学了5年英语,发音还是不太好。)
2.
mediocre: adj. something that is mediocre is of a lower standard than
it should be, and does not show much quality or skill
备注:"mediocre"原意是"halfway up a mountain",这个词由两部分组成,"medi-"是“一半”的意思,"-ocre"原意是"stony mountain"。
例:
The team
gave another mediocre performance last night.(这个队昨晚又表现一般。)
Tourists
crowd the gift shops to buy mediocre products at high prices.(游客们挤在礼品店,花大钱买质量一般的东西。)
3.
nothing special: not very bad, but not especially good
备注:"nothing special"一般用在口语中。
例:
"Was
the food good?" "It was okay, but nothing special."(-吃得怎么样? -还行,但也没什么特别的。)
The
town's nice, but the beach is nothing special.(小镇不错,但是这海滩也就一般。)
4.
all right/OK, but
...: say this when you think that something is good
in some ways but there are some bad parts of it too 还行
备注:"all right/OK, but ..."一般用在口语中。
例:
My
grades were OK, but I thought I should have got an 'A' in Chemistry.(我成绩还行,但我原以为我化学可以考A。)
The game
was all right, but it wasn't worth the amount I paid.(比赛还行,但是不值这票价。)
5.
so-so: not very good, but not very bad either
备注:"so-so"一般用在口语中。
例:
"How
is your meal?'' "So-so.''(-吃得怎么样? -凑合。)
The
hotel was in a lovely location, but the facilities were only so-so.(酒店位置不错,但酒店设施一般。)
6.
second-rate/third-rate: not as good as other things of the same kind
例:
People
are not willing to pay a lot of money for second-rate works of art.(没人愿意花大价钱买二流的艺术品。)
All they
could afford was a room in a second-rate hotel about a mile from the beach.(他们只住得起离海边1英里的二流酒店。)
a cheap
third-rate motel(便宜的三流汽车旅馆)
7.
be not up to
scratch: something that is not up to scratch , is
not as good as it should be
备注:"be not up to scratch"一般用在英式英语口语中;美式英语口语一般作"be not up to snuff"。
例:
The
hotels and transport system in this city are not up to scratch at the moment.(现在,这个城市的酒店和交通都不算很好。)
The
performances by the actors were not up to snuff.(这些演员的表演一般。)
8.
patchy: a patchy performance or piece of work is good in some parts, but
bad in others and in general is not good
例:
The film
is patchy, despite one or two good performances.(虽然有一两个地方不错,但这部电影还是很一般。)
Many department stores reported patchy sales over Christmas.(很多百货圣诞节的营业额一般。)