单词 | anticlimax |
释义 | anticlimax anticlimax /ˌæn.tiˈklaɪ.mæks/ aep /-t̬i-/ noun [C or U] ► F0 an event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than was expected or because it happens immediately after a much more interesting or exciting event: » When you really look forward to something it's often an anticlimax when it actually happens.» Coming home after a trip somewhere is always a bit of an anticlimax.» Even when you win a match there's often a sense of anticlimax - you always feel you could have played better.Thesaurus+: ↑Disappointing yourself and othersanticlimactic /ˌæn.ti.klaɪˈmæk.tɪk/ aep /-t̬ɪk/ adjective ► F0» There was so much publicity and hype beforehand that the performance itself was a touch anticlimactic.Thesaurus+: ↑Disappointing yourself and others |
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