| 单词 | underperform |
| 释义 | underperform verb[IorT] uk/ˌʌndəpəˈfɔːm/ustooperatein a lesssuccessfulway than other things of the sametype: Thecompanyhas underperformed for alongtime. FINANCE to make lessprofitthan otherinvestmentsof the sametype: The company'sshareshaveunderperformed themarketby 35%. underperformancenoun[U] The Bank'ssharesshouldimprovetheirrecent20% underperformance against therestof thebankingsector. Examplesofunderperformunderperform We find firms with pension plansunderperformtheir industries as measured by stock returns, but not accounting measures of performance. From theCambridge English Corpus Firms with pension plans significantlyunderperformtheir industry in terms of stock returns. From theCambridge English Corpus There is also evidence to suggest that funds with a defined benefit plan have underperformed relative to funds with hybrid benefit structures. From theCambridge English Corpus Along the continuum between the extremes are markets that are underperforming but have not failed. From theCambridge English Corpus Firms with pension plansunderperformtheir industry in terms of stock return performance. From theCambridge English Corpus Suppliers that underperformed were subject to penalties, terminations, or drastic reductions in business. From theCambridge English Corpus All schools thatunderperformmust be turned around within two years, closed or given a fresh start. From theCambridge English Corpus Networks too can cause the market tounderperform. From theCambridge English Corpus In short, this model portrays a pattern in which strong candidates consistentlyunderperformexpectations in the election. From theCambridge English Corpus Pension plans that hold under 20 % in employer stock onlyunderperformmodestly but at high levels of employer stock investment the authors find significant impact on risk adjusted performance. From theCambridge English Corpus Some hospitals are performing very well, some are producing a middling performance and a few, sadly, are persistently underperforming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the stock market underperforms, the employee's pension is likely to be smaller than it would have been under a final salary scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, he hinted that it was one of the three underperforming agencies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if a school begins tounderperform, the local education authority has a responsibility to intervene. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The more grant-maintained schools there are, the more pressure there will be on schools thatunderperformto perform better. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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