Minor League

柯林斯词典

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]
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。
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]
...minor-league celebrities. ...二流明星。
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。