Its engagement with fragile states can be lacklustre.

它与脆弱国的接触可能毫无生气。

But now the recession and subsequently lacklustre growth show signs of biting.

但是现在经济衰退及紧随其后的毫无声色的经济增长已经显现出持久战的迹象了。

Entertainment Weekly said the show's numbers were a mostly lacklustre collection of forgettable tunes.

周刊称，该音剧的旋律就是将容易遗忘的曲调很生硬地合在了一起。

No. Not according to the Cambridge academic Dr Nigel Knight. He called it 'lacklustre', which means dull, uninspiring.

是的。剑桥大学学者奈杰·奈特博士说丘吉执政期间死气沉沉，及国发展停滞、没有激动人心的事情发生。

That is good going for a firm whose earnings have been lacklustre and which faces big challenges.

这对于一业额惨淡且面临巨大挑战的公司而言是件好事。

To deliver these returns despite a lacklustre stockmarket, they have piled on debt and cut into their own margins.

在股市死气沉沉的情况下，要实现这一收益，这些公司已经是债台高筑，甚至削减自己的利润。

The Met launched a fresh probe, under new command, in January. But its contacting of targets remains mystifyingly lacklustre.

一月，伦敦警察厅在新的要求下展开了新一轮的调查。但警官接触到的案件仍然乏善可陈。

One reason why the outlook is so lacklustre is that politicians-especially in the West-will do little to help (and may harm) their economies.

前景如此黯淡一方面是因为政治们-----尤其是西方的政治们-----对于目前的经济状况也束手无策。(还有可能影响经济发展).

Productivity growth was lacklustre and the most popular new inventions, the smartphone and social media, did not seem to help much.

生产率增长乏善可陈，而最流行的新发明——智能手机和社交媒体——似乎也没有多大帮助。

They thought a lacklustre economy was suppressing participation by driving discouraged workers out of the labour market altogether, and that participation would rebound along with the economy.

他们曾认为疲软的经济使得灰心丧气的劳动者退出劳动力市场，从而压制了参与率，经济 复苏可以使得参与率回升。