Its engagement with fragile states can be lacklustre.

它与脆弱国家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。

It's a sign that Ukraine's lacklustre counteroffensive might be accelerating.

这是一个迹象，表明乌克兰乏善可陈的反攻可能正在加速。

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

娱乐周刊称，该音乐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。剑桥大学学者奈杰尔·奈特博士说丘吉尔执政期间死气沉沉，及国家发展停滞、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.

这对于一家营业额惨淡且面临巨大挑战的公司而言是件好事。

Given Uber's lacklustre ride since its initial public offering in 2019, current management has gone easy on A-listers.

鉴于优步自2019年首次公开募股以后表现平平，目前的管理层不再大手笔地请一线明星了。

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。

So then how has that sort of lacklustre spending affected the Chinese economy more broadly?

那么，这种低迷的支出状况对中国经济有何更广泛的影响呢？