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tinpot

/ˈtɪn.pɒt/

翻译: 非正式的英式形容词,用于形容某物质量差、廉价或低劣。常用来指微小、不重要或简陋的事物,尤指组织、国家或机构。

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adjective

/ˈtɪn.pɒt/C2formalbritish
  • zh非正式的英式形容词,用于形容某物质量差、廉价或低劣。常用来指微小、不重要或简陋的事物,尤指组织、国家或机构。

An informal British adjective used to describe something that is inferior, cheap, or of poor quality.

  1. Inferior or second-rateC1informalbritish

    Describing something or someone as of poor quality, insignificant, or lacking real authority, often used for a country's leadership or a small organization.

    zh微不足道的

    • The country was ruled by a tinpot dictator.
    • He runs a tinpot company that can barely pay its employees.
    • Their tinpot army was no match for the professional forces.

    同义词inferiorinsignificantmediocreminor leaguepaltrypettysecond-ratesmall-timeworthless

    反义词first-ratemajorpowerfulprestigioussignificantsuperior

词形
  • more tinpot comparative form
  • most tinpot superlative form