underperform

英 [ˌʌndəpə'fɔːm] 美 [ˌʌndərpər'fɔːrm]

• vi. 表现不佳；工作不如预期(或同行)
• vt. 运作差；表演

英英释义

Verb:

1. perform less well or with less success than expected;

   "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"
   "My stocks underperformed last year"
   

2. perform too rarely;

   "Her plays are underperformed, although they are very good"
   

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. In the interim, our economy will not have access to all of the credit it needs and may underperform, at great cost to our society.
   在过渡期间，我们的经济将无法获取所需的全部信贷并可能表现不佳，从而让我们的社会承担巨大的代价。

近反义词

【近义词】

• underachieve 未能充分发挥学习潜力...
• fail 失败
• disappoint 使失望
• flounder 挣扎
• drift 漂流