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
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v.有主动词 verb
- 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
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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