8月12日商务英语
《财富》(中文版)
2010年08月12日
mediocrity; to go head to head
今日单词：
| 单词 |
mediocrity [,mi:di'ɔkriti]
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| 中文释义 |
平庸（名词）
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| 英文释义 |
(noun) The state or condition of being average in a disappointing, undistinguished way; lacking excellence; barely above inferior.
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| 例句 |
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. 竞争对手产品的平庸保证了我们的成功；顾客认可我们公司的产品一贯出色，总是倾向于购买我们的产品。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
to go head to head |
| 中文释义 |
面对面的对抗
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| 英文释义 |
To go against an opponent directly.
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| 例句 |
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. 因为竞争对手太庞大，我不想通过降价与之直接竞争，所以我们需要找到其他与其竞争的办法。 |
