They have the same number of points as the league leaders, but a considerably inferior goal difference.
vastly/grossly inferior (=by a very great amount)
The quality of service was vastly inferior in that other restaurant.
slightly inferior (also somewhat inferior formal)
I always felt slightly inferior to her.
markedly inferior (=in a way that is easy to notice)
Our equipment was markedly inferior to that of the enemy forces.
socially inferior
She felt socially inferior to her husband's wealthy friends.
morally inferior
Non-believers were considered morally inferior by people who adopted the new religion.
intellectually inferior
Students from working-class families were made to feel intellectually inferior.
intrinsically inferior (=inferior as part of its nature or character)
Recorded music is intrinsically inferior to the real thing.
verbs
feel inferior
Women are made to feel inferior by men's violence towards them.
consider somebody/something inferior
The poor are considered inferior by some people.
nouns
inferior quality
The poor soil produces wine of inferior quality.
an inferior position
He argued that capitalism requires some people to be kept in an inferior position in society.
inferior status formal (=an inferior position)
As a slave, he was aware of his inferior status.
inferior service
He wrote a letter to complain about inferior service at the hotel.
inferior goods/products
The public are being deceived into buying inferior goods.
Examples from the Corpus
inferior• What Engels stresses is that women were not inferior.• Consumers buy foreign goods because they believe that British made goods are inferior.• Shockingly, they still perceive women as inferior.• The plan was a daring one, for it would leave an inferior force in the Richmond defenses.• Californiaoil is a heavier and inferiorgrade of oil, compared with other crude oils.• inferior health-care facilities• White bread is generally inferior in nutritionalvalue.• Leiser discovered, however, that because the embassy had an inferiorinstrument, the pianistpracticed at the local conservatory.• And far inferior is mere action to action performed with this evenness of mind.• I want the best -- I don't want some inferiormodel that's going to break down the first time I use it.• Does this imply that inferiorperformance can be expected in these structures?• Their furniture is certainly cheaper, but it's of inferiorquality.• Consumers are tired of paying a high price for what is an increasingly inferior service.• But also added that he easily became impatient with any intellectinferior to his own.• Old Mr Carter was convinced that women doctors were inferior to men.• The idea that acts of love are inferior to principled acts is a deep-rootedphilosophicaltradition.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + INFERIORADJECTIVE➤intellectual, social智能低下的人;社會地位低下的人VERB + INFERIOR➤consider sb認為某人低下◇She considered everyone her intellectual inferior.她認為誰都不如她聰明。inferior
adjective
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, seem較差;感到低下;似乎次等◇Her obvious popularity made me feel inferior.她那麼受人歡迎,令我自愧不如。➤consider sb/sth, regard sb/sth as, see sb/sth as認為⋯較差;把⋯視為劣等◇He regarded women as inferior.他認為女性低男性一等。ADVERB➤decidedly, greatly, markedly, significantly, vastly, very無疑低下;極差;明顯低劣;十分低劣▸➤slightly, somewhat略差一些;有些差勁➤inherently天生低下▸➤intellectually, morally, socially, technically智力低下;道德卑劣;社會地位較低;技術水平較差PREPOSITION➤in⋯方面較差◇These later paintings are slightly inferior in value.這些後期畫作的價值略遜一籌。➤to比⋯差◇His later work was vastly inferior to his early work.他後期的作品大不如從前。