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It is, Egyptian observers say, a typically lackluster response to what appeared to be a golden opportunity.

它是埃及的观察家认为，是典型的低迷的反应是什么似乎是一个千载难逢的机会。

Average TV-set prices across the board have continued to plummet this holiday season amid lackluster demand.

这个假日季，电视需求毫无起色，整体均价继续下跌。

The point: If hiring managers had considered only Priestley's lackluster resume, he'd never have gotten a foot in the door.

重点在于：如果招聘经理只关注普利斯特里平淡无奇的简历，他恐怕永远也没有机会迈入Facebook的大门。

But, momentum is everything in sports, and a lackluster win going into a long time away from home is not going to spur momentum.

但是，在体育运动中，动力就是一切，而暗淡的客场之旅并不能刺激动力。

Confining world exploration to a lackluster menu is all the rage and we're not entirely sure why.

对无光泽菜单的限制的世界探险是所有愤怒，并且我们为什么不是完全地肯定的。

But a five-day holiday at the beginning of the month is the more obvious explanation for lackluster exports.

但对出口低迷更为明显的解释是2月初五天的春节假期。

Chapter 11 is often a crutch for lackluster managements.

破产保护常常是落魄的管理层借以支撑的拐杖。

But even with a lackluster upgrade, Apple has little to fear from upstart smartphones like the Palm Pre, which launches on Saturday, June 6.

即便是这样小动作的升级，苹果依然不会担心其他新贵智能手机会超越它，如6月6日发布的PalmPre。

It turns out the hotel wasn't impressed with the lackluster performance of its toilets, especially those that frequently clogged.

这家酒店对于其厕所平淡无奇的性能很不满意，特别是那些频繁堵塞的厕所。

Every couple of weeks there come a group of lackluster releases, at least when it comes to style.

每隔两、三周我们总会参加一些索然无味，一尘不变的消遣活动——至少从衣着风格方面来说是这样的。

But recoveries after financial crises tend to be lackluster, as people remain cautious and credit remains hard to get a hold of.

但金融危机后的复苏一般较慢，因为人们仍会比较谨慎，难以得到贷款。

The soybean balance sheet looks to be adequately supplied amid lackluster world demand that may be undermined further by macroeconomic woes.

在全球需求疲软且有可能因宏观经济委靡而进一步加剧的情况下，大豆期价走势似乎得到充分支持。

Some added that Li's absence during the award ceremony resulted in her lackluster performance on the list.

还有人说李宇春没有出席颁奖典礼才导致了她在名单上的黯淡无光。

The oil and natural gas industry has driven employment growth in many parts of the nation, despite lackluster economic news.

尽管现在经济低迷但是拥有石油和天然气开采业，会带动全国许多地区的就业率增长。

Some investors are wary of miners because various companies have failed to generate huge profits due to lackluster management.

一些投资者对于金矿企业比较谨慎，因为很多金矿企业由于管理不善未能创造巨额利润。

The profit potential for the life of that endeavor will likely be capped at a lackluster level.

对于这项工作的生活的潜在利润可能会维持在一个低迷的水平。

In a world of lackluster growth, it seems the U. S. remains the least bad place.

在经济增长乏力的当今世界，美国似乎仍然是最安全的投资避风港。

Yet architecture that cannot coexist with its environment will eventually die a lackluster death.

但是不能与环境共存共生的建筑，不免终要沦为呆滞的死亡体；

Forecasters expect lackluster growth and continued high unemployment for a number of years.

分析人士预计增长乏力和高失业率将持续若干年。

Especially the poor animals were abandoned, because I am sentimental, had a lackluster sad puppy had failed to save the dead.

尤其是可怜的遭到抛弃的动物，因为我很善感，曾经为一个落魄的小狗没能救死掉伤心过。