英语词汇“lacklustre”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The corporation's profits increased dramatically this year, after a rather lacklustre performance last year.

Longman Language Activatornot very bad, but not very good► not very good

especially spoken not good - use this when you are disappointed because you were expecting something better: · "What was the movie like?" "It was OK but the ending wasn't very good."· He's been learning English for five years, but his pronunciation isn't very good.

► mediocre

something that is mediocre is of a lower standard than it should be, and does not show much quality or skill: · The team gave another mediocre performance last night.· Tourists crowd the gift shops to buy mediocre products at high prices.

► nothing special

spoken not very bad, but not especially good: · "Was the food good?" "It was okay, but nothing special."· The town's nice, but the beach is nothing special.

► all right/OK, but ...

spoken say this when you think that something is good in some ways but there are some bad parts of it too: · My grades were OK, but I thought I should have gotten an 'A' in chemistry.· The game was all right, but it wasn't worth what I paid to watch it.

► so-so

informal not very good, but not very bad either: · "How is your meal?'' "So-so.''· The hotel was in a lovely location, but the facilities were only so-so.

► second rate/third rate

not as good as other things of the same kind: · People are not willing to pay a lot of money for second-rate works of art.· All they could afford was a room in a second-rate hotel about a mile from the beach.

► not be up to scratch

especially British something that is not up to scratch , is not as good as it should be: · The hotels and transport system in this city are not up to scratch at the moment.

► patchy

a performance, piece of work etc that is patchy is good in some parts, but bad in others and in general is not good: · The film is patchy, despite one or two good performances.· Many department stores reported patchy sales over Christmas.

► lacklustre

British /lackluster American: lacklustre performance not very bad, but not as good as was expected: · The corporation's profits increased dramatically this year, after a rather lacklustre performance last year.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► lacklustre performance

(=not good or impressive)· The team must improve on Saturday’s lacklustre performance.

单词	lacklustre
释义	lacklustrelack‧lus‧tre British English, lackluster American English /ˈlækˌlʌstə $ -ər/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The corporation's profits increased dramatically this year, after a rather lacklustre performance last year. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornot very bad, but not very good► not very good especially spoken not good - use this when you are disappointed because you were expecting something better: · "What was the movie like?" "It was OK but the ending wasn't very good."· He's been learning English for five years, but his pronunciation isn't very good. ► mediocre something that is mediocre is of a lower standard than it should be, and does not show much quality or skill: · The team gave another mediocre performance last night.· Tourists crowd the gift shops to buy mediocre products at high prices. ► nothing special spoken not very bad, but not especially good: · "Was the food good?" "It was okay, but nothing special."· The town's nice, but the beach is nothing special. ► all right/OK, but ... spoken say this when you think that something is good in some ways but there are some bad parts of it too: · My grades were OK, but I thought I should have gotten an 'A' in chemistry.· The game was all right, but it wasn't worth what I paid to watch it. ► so-so informal not very good, but not very bad either: · "How is your meal?'' "So-so.''· The hotel was in a lovely location, but the facilities were only so-so. ► second rate/third rate not as good as other things of the same kind: · People are not willing to pay a lot of money for second-rate works of art.· All they could afford was a room in a second-rate hotel about a mile from the beach. ► not be up to scratch especially British something that is not up to scratch , is not as good as it should be: · The hotels and transport system in this city are not up to scratch at the moment. ► patchy a performance, piece of work etc that is patchy is good in some parts, but bad in others and in general is not good: · The film is patchy, despite one or two good performances.· Many department stores reported patchy sales over Christmas. ► lacklustre British /lackluster American: lacklustre performance not very bad, but not as good as was expected: · The corporation's profits increased dramatically this year, after a rather lacklustre performance last year. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► lacklustre performance (=not good or impressive)· The team must improve on Saturday’s lacklustre performance. 1not exciting, impressive etc SYN dull: a lacklustre performance2not shining SYN dull: lacklustre hair
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