"hit and miss" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 时好时坏

Definition

用来形容结果时好时坏、无法预期的事物，有时效果好，有时不好。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式口语，常用于评价服务、产品或方法的效果不可预测。不用于人本身。

Examples

The Wi-Fi in this cafe is hit and miss.

这家咖啡店的Wi-Fi**时好时坏**。

His cooking is really hit and miss.

他做饭的水平**时好时坏**。

The results of the new medicine are hit and miss.

新药的效果**时好时坏**。

Restaurants in this area are kind of hit and miss.

这一带的餐厅**时好时坏**。

The weather here is always hit and miss.

这里的天气总是**时好时坏**。

Their customer service is really hit and miss—sometimes great, sometimes not.

他们的客服服务真的**时好时坏**——有时很好，有时不好。