平庸

The old poet decried the mediocrity of today's writing.

老诗人抨击了现代文体的平庸无奇.

I thought the play was only mediocre.

我认为这部戏剧只是平庸之作。

They distain the commonplace life.

他们鄙视平庸的生活。

He's not at all exciting, in fact he's really rather commonplace.

他毫不出奇, 实际上平庸得很.

For every one or two talented people in any group of artists, there are hordes of talentless hangers-on.

在任何一群艺术家中，每一两个有才华的人周围总有一帮平庸无能的溜须拍马者。

He seemed to think it was the usual average nonsense.

好象他认为那是平庸的陈词滥调.

It involves systematic yet banal design, and blunt reportage.

它使用系统的,然而平庸的设计和迟钝的新闻报道.

Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats.

普通人的命运任凭那些平庸刻板的官僚们摆布。

I actually don't want to be a middle-of-the-road person, married with a mortgage.

我其实不想做个平庸之辈，结个婚，背上房贷。

His style is so pedestrian that the book becomes a real bore.

他的文风十分平庸，那本书乏味至极。

He was commonplace in complexion, in feature, in manners.

他的肤色 、 相貌 、 神态都异常平庸.

Carrie was not to be reduced to the common level of observation.

嘉莉并不迁就那种平庸的看法.

She aimed her voice very pointedly at the colourless couple.

她话锋一转,锐利地指向那对平庸的夫妇.

Rainey was an unimpressive, rather dull lecturer.

雷尼是个平庸而且相当乏味的老师。

It was above all that our deliberations were banal or irrelevant.

最主要的是,我们的考虑平平庸庸,或者说不得要领.