英語中怎么形容一個東西“一般般”、“不太好卻也不太差”呢？
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1.
not very good: not good - use this when you are disappointed because you were
expecting something better
備注："not very good"一般用在口語中。
例：
"What
was the movie like?" "It was OK but the ending wasn't very
good."（-電影如何？ -還不錯，但是結局不太好。）
He's
been learning English for five years, but his pronunciation isn't very good.（他已學了5年英語，發(fā)音還是不太好。）
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2.
mediocre: adj. something that is mediocre is of a lower standard than
it should be, and does not show much quality or skill
備注："mediocre"原意是"halfway up a mountain"，這個詞由兩部分組成，"medi-"是“一半”的意思，"-ocre"原意是"stony mountain"。
例：
The team
gave another mediocre performance last night.（這個隊昨晚又表現(xiàn)一般。）
Tourists
crowd the gift shops to buy mediocre products at high prices.（游客們擠在禮品店，花大錢買質量一般的東西。）
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3.
nothing special: not very bad, but not especially good
備注："nothing special"一般用在口語中。
例：
"Was
the food good?" "It was okay, but nothing special."（-吃得怎么樣？? -還行，但也沒什么特別的。）
The
town's nice, but the beach is nothing special.（小鎮(zhèn)不錯，但是這海灘也就一般。）
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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 還行
備注："all right/OK, but ..."一般用在口語中。
例：
My
grades were OK, but I thought I should have got an 'A' in Chemistry.（我成績還行，但我原以為我化學可以考A。）
The game
was all right, but it wasn't worth the amount I paid.（比賽還行，但是不值這票價。）
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5.
so-so: not very good, but not very bad either
備注："so-so"一般用在口語中。
例：
"How
is your meal?'' "So-so.''（-吃得怎么樣？? -湊合。）
The
hotel was in a lovely location, but the facilities were only so-so.（酒店位置不錯，但酒店設施一般。）
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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.（沒人愿意花大價錢買二流的藝術品。）
All they
could afford was a room in a second-rate hotel about a mile from the beach.（他們只住得起離海邊1英里的二流酒店。）
a cheap
third-rate motel（便宜的三流汽車旅館）
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7.
be not up to
scratch: something that is not up to scratch , is
not as good as it should be
備注："be not up to scratch"一般用在英式英語口語中；美式英語口語一般作"be not up to snuff"。
例：
The
hotels and transport system in this city are not up to scratch at the moment.（現(xiàn)在，這個城市的酒店和交通都不算很好。）
The
performances by the actors were not up to snuff.（這些演員的表演一般。）
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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.（雖然有一兩個地方不錯，但這部電影還是很一般。）
Many department stores reported patchy sales over Christmas.（很多百貨圣誕節(jié)的營業(yè)額一般。）
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