anticlimax
UK [ˌæn.ti'klaɪ.mæks] US [-tˌi-] noun countable or uncountable
■an event or experience which causes disappointment because it is less exciting than was expected or because it happens immediately after a much more interesting or exciting event 扫兴，扫兴的结局•When you really look forward to something it's often an anticlimax when it actually happens.你期盼的事情一旦成真时，你却常常会感到并不如想像的那样令人兴奋。 •Coming home after a trip somewhere is always a bit of an anticlimax.在一个地方旅游结束回家时，总会感到有些失落。 •Even when you win a match there's often a sense of anticlimax - you always feel you could have played better.即使在赢了比赛的时候，你也常会有一种不尽人意的感觉——总是觉得本来可以打得更好一些。 |