出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第123页（197字）
不甘心显示自己比别人差，例两国运动员在友谊赛中都不甘示弱，打得难分难解，最后以平局结束。
The athletes of both countries refused to be outdone．They were locked in battle which ended in a draw．