adj. 无价值的
In the British Royal Navy, a fourth rate was, during the first half of the 18th century, a ship of the line mounting from 46 up to 60 guns. While the number of guns stayed subsequently in the same range up until 1817, after 1756 the ships of 50 guns and below were considered too weak to stand in the line of battle, although the remaining 60-gun ships were still classed as fit to be ships of the line.
The first-class enterprise sells brand, second-class enterprise sells techniques, third-class enterprise sells products, enterprise sells fourth-rate coolie.
一流企业卖品牌，二流企业卖技术，三流的企业卖产品，四流企业卖苦力。
JAPAN's economy probably shrank by over 10% (at an annual rate) in the fourth quarter of 2008.
2008年第四季度，日本经济大概收缩了10%以上(按年率计算)。
For sheer awfulness nothing can touch Ireland, where prices dropped by 10.8% in the fourth quarter and the rate of decline increased.
不过要论悲惨，谁都比不过爱尔兰，该国房价在第四季度下跌了10.8%，而且还在加速。
But senior government researcher Aya Abe says Japan has the fourth-highest rate of poverty among developed countries.
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There is no question that professors today have historically light teaching loads that often allow them to write third-rate papers, of fourth-rate importance, for fifth-rate journals that almost nobody reads.
South Africa can thus offer low-cost electrical power, at the fourth-cheapest rate in the world.
By adolescence, one-fourth of college-bound students rate themselves in the top 1% in their ability to get along with others, research shows.