middling ['midli?]

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平庸的（形容詞）

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(adjective) Mediocre; acceptable but clearly lacking distinction.

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EXAMPLE: The audience at last night’s concert was disappointed by the middling performance of the famous pianist who had arrived exhausted after a long, arduous trip.

昨晚音樂會的觀眾對這位著名鋼琴家的平庸表現(xiàn)感到失望,。由于長途旅行的辛苦,，他到達(dá)會場時(shí)已經(jīng)極度疲憊,。

to hang loose

暫不行動（非正式用語）

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Informal expression meaning to relax, avoid taking immediate action, and not worry too much.

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EXAMPLE: Everyone in our firm is ready for the big new project, but we're going to hang loose until we get further instructions from our boss, who's on vacation right now.

我們公司的每個(gè)人都為新的大項(xiàng)目做好了準(zhǔn)備，但我們打算在得到老板的進(jìn)一步指示之前暫不行動,，老板目前正在度假,。