minor league

• 1. 

  N-COUNT In baseball, a minor league is a professional league that is not one of the major leagues. 职业棒球次级联盟 [美国英语] [oft N n]

  例：

  In 1952, there were 43 minor leagues and 324 teams nationwide.

  1952年，全国共有职业棒球次级联盟43个，棒球队324个。

  例：

  After military service he played some minor league baseball.

  退伍后，他参加了一些职业棒球次级联盟的比赛。

• 2. 

  ADJ Minor-league people are not very important or not very successful. 次要的; 二流的; 不怎么成功的 [美国英语]

  例：

  ...minor-league celebrities.

  ...二流明星。

  例：

  His economic team is minor-league compared with the heavy hitters such as Robert Rubin who advised Bill Clinton.

  和诸如罗伯特·鲁宾这类为比尔·克林顿出谋划策的显赫人物相比，他的经济顾问组显得有些逊色。