释义
[ thurd -reyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈθɜrdˈreɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective of the third rate, quality, or class.
distinctly inferior: a third-rate performance.
Origin of third-rate First recorded in 1640–50
OTHER WORDS FROM third-rate third-rater, noun Words nearby third-rate third person, third position, third quantum number, third quartile, third rail, third-rate , third reading, Third Reich, Third Republic, third sector, third space
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Example sentences from the Web for third-rate In the past, it has actually helped the cause of freedom that politics is mostly a pursuit for third-rate talents.
Can We Divorce Our Elites? | James Poulos| April 13, 2014| DAILY BEAST
First-rate and third-rate works of the same size brought similar prices.
Brave New Art World | Arne Glimcher| February 2, 2009| DAILY BEAST
Go on with the dolly dialogue or I'll punch your head, you third-rate best seller!
The Gay Rebellion | Robert W. Chambers
The compound was scarcely inviting, and resembled a third-rate haggis.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. IV (of 6) | Louis Creswicke
Young Burkitt, the architect, had seen him coming out of a third-rate restaurant, looking terribly down in the mouth!
The Forsyte Saga, Complete | John Galsworthy
As thus: Mr. Balfour had spoken of the people who denounced Dublin Castle as "third-rate politicians."
Sketches In The House (1893) | T. P. O'Connor
It is mocked, derided, by a number of lawyers' clerks and nonentities from third-rate Irish towns.
Ireland as It Is | Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
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British Dictionary definitions for third-rate adjective not of high quality; mediocre or inferior
Derived forms of third-rate third-rater , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to third-rate second-rate, miserable, rotten, shabby, cheap, contemptible, crappy, inferior, pathetic, poor, useless, worthless, grotty