mediocrity [,mi:di'?kriti]

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平庸（名詞）

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(noun) The state or condition of being average in a disappointing, undistinguished way; lacking excellence; barely above inferior.

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EXAMPLE: The mediocrity of our competitors' products assured us of success; customers recognized our company's consistent excellence, and always preferred to buy our products.

競爭對手產(chǎn)品的平庸保證了我們的成功；顧客認可我們公司的產(chǎn)品一貫出色，總是傾向于購買我們的產(chǎn)品。

to go head to head

面對面的對抗

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To go against an opponent directly.

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EXAMPLE: Because they are so big, I don’t want to go head to head against our competitor by lowering our price below theirs, so we need to find other ways of competing with them.

因為競爭對手太龐大，我不想通過降價與之直接競爭，所以我們需要找到其他與其競爭的辦法。