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单词 anticlimactic
释义
anticlimactic
adjective
uk
/ˌæn.ti.klaɪˈmæk.tɪk/us
/ˌæn.t̬i.klaɪˈmæk.tɪk/
If aneventorexperienceis anticlimactic itcausesdisappointmentbecause it was lessexcitingthan wasexpected, orhappenedimmediatelyafter a much moreexcitingeventorexperience:
结局扫兴地，虎头蛇尾地
There was so muchpublicityandhypebeforehandthat theperformanceitself was atouchanticlimactic.事先有如此多的宣传和炒作，以至于表演本身有点虎头蛇尾的感觉。
Ithoughtthemoviehad adisappointingand anticlimacticending.我认为这部电影的结局令人既失望又扫兴。
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anticlimax
More examples
  • After thefunandexcitementof the KentuckyDerby, the Belmont Stakesracewas anticlimactic anddull.
  • Sunday'swinseemedalmostanticlimactic after theexcitingfinishof last week’smatch.
  • I'dlookedforwardto the show but when it was over itfeltprettyanticlimatic.
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(Definition ofanticlimacticfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

anticlimactic| American Dictionary

anticlimactic
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˌænt·i·klɑɪˈmæk·tɪk,ˌænˌtɑɪ-/
causingunhappinessby being lessexcitingthanexpectedor not asinterestingas something thathappenedearlier:
Theannouncementof hisresignationwas anticlimactic, as we allknewhe could nolongerstayin thejob.
(Definition ofanticlimacticfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofanticlimactic

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The history of the relationship between insurance and civil society, as usually told, is ananticlimacticnarrative.
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His cure seemedanticlimacticafter his dramatic description of the symptoms of the disease.
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On the other hand, she will be struck by what seems a ratheranticlimacticconclusion to a very well argued book.
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Indeed, the play's situation was almost bound to be better than its resolution, which by comparison seemed trite andanticlimactic.
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However, he criticised some of the action scenes for a lapse into mano-a-mano action-horror clichs and felt that the resolution was anti-climactic.
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It was an anti-climactic end to what had been the gifted number seven's best ever series.
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The mercenary's death represents an anti-climactic end to the fantastic strategic battle between the two.
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Bernhard concludes by arguing that the end couplet, compared to the beautifully crafted logic of pathos created prior, is anti-climactic and redundant.
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Some critics criticized the film for beinganticlimactic.
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However, he criticized its ending asanticlimacticand for its failure to resolve themes involving several prominent characters.
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It all put the anti-climactic icing on a deeply disappointing cake.
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However, the lessons learned were consideredanticlimacticand dispiriting.
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Dredd was left disturbed by thisanticlimacticend, coming at a time when he was feeling his age.
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She characterized her departure as anti-climactic and not a protest resignation, a corporate cost-cutting measure or a veiled firing.
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She called the episode unexciting and concluded that the final scene was anti-climactic.
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