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underwhelm

/uhn-der-hwelm, -welm/US // ˌʌn dərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm //UK // (ˌʌndəˈwɛlm) //

畏缩不前,感到不安,感到失望,畏缩

Related Words

disappoint失望,让人失望的是,让人失望,使人失望的是let down辜负,辜负了,失望,辜负了人们的期望baffle挡板,档板,迷惑,迷惑性balk逡巡不前,巴尔克,逡巡,巴尔干confound困惑,混淆,混淆视听dismay惊愕,惊恐,惊恐不安,错愕displease不悦,不高兴,开罪,开罪人lower较低的,较低,低层,低级depress压抑,沮丧,沮丧的,压抑的disenchant失宠,失恋,丧失信心,失宠的人

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    Informal.

    • : to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.fail to interest
Forms: underwhelmed
Synonyms
disappoint失望,让人失望的是,让人失望,使人失望的是let down辜负,辜负了,失望,辜负了人们的期望baffle挡板,档板,迷惑,迷惑性balk逡巡不前,巴尔克,逡巡,巴尔干confound困惑,混淆,混淆视听dismay惊愕,惊恐,惊恐不安,错愕depress压抑,沮丧,沮丧的,压抑的disenchant失宠,失恋,丧失信心,失宠的人displease不悦,不高兴,开罪,开罪人lower较低的,较低,低层,低级

Examples

  • Randle has not done the same for the Knicks, and if his team loses Game 5 on Wednesday while he again underwhelms, it will provide a sour ending to what was a remarkable season at Madison Square Garden.

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