third-string
UK/'θɜːd'striŋ/US
Definitions
adj.
Ranked third on a team; of inferior status
三线的，三流的，候补的
Root Breakdown
Native Englishthird + string (a tier of players). The third string is the lowest tier — the least likely to play.
Root strain still carries 57 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.third-string player三线球员
- 2.third-string quarterback三线四分卫
Example Sentences
- 1.
He spent the season as a third-string quarterback.