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anticlimax

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++an·ti·cli·max /ˌæntɪˈklaɪmæks/ noun [countable, uncountable]  DISAPPOINTEDa situation or event that does not seem exciting because it happens after something that was much better 〔精彩的事情之后的〕令人扫兴的情况[] Going back to work after a month travelling in China was bound to be an anticlimax. 在中国旅行了一个月之后再回去工作必然很没劲。
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anticlimaxHaving looked forward with anticipation to the Bölkow, I wondered whether I might find it an anticlimax.Within a few months she would solo, in a flight that was a bit of an anticlimax.It turned into something of an anticlimax.After all the hype, the actual concert was something of an anticlimax.She tried to dismiss the odd feeling of anticlimax she was experiencing.There was a vague sense of anticlimax mingled with her vast feeling of freedom.
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anticlimax
anticlimax /ˌæntɪˈklaɪmæks/ noun [uncountable and countable]
a situation or event that does not seem exciting because it happens after something that was much better:
    Going back to work after a month travelling in China was bound to be an anticlimax.


anti·cli·maxBrE /ˌæntiˈklaɪmæks/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæntiˈklaɪmæks/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a situation that is disappointing because it happens at the end of sth that was much more exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected 扫兴的结局;扫兴Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa. 他在非洲生活了多年,到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。🔊🔊a sense/feeling of anticlimax 扫兴感   compare climax noun anti·cli·mac·tic BrE /ˌæntiklaɪˈmæktɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæntiklaɪˈmæktɪk/ 🔊 adjective