underachieve

英 [ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːv]

美 [ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːv]

v.  (尤指学习上)未发挥水平，未展现实力

现在分词：underachieving　复数：underachieves　过去式：underachieved　第三人称单数：underachieves　过去分词：underachieved　

TEM8

BNC.45029 / COCA.23650

牛津词典

verb

• （尤指学习上）未发挥水平，未展现实力
  to do less well than you could do, especially in school work

柯林斯词典

• VERB 未展现实力；未发挥水平
  If someoneunderachievesin something such as school work or a job, they do not perform as well as they could.
  1. Some people might think I've underachieved in my job.
     有些人可能会认为我的才华在目前的工作中没能充分施展出来。

英英释义

verb

• perform less well or with less success than expected
  1. John consistently underachieves, although he is very able
  2. My stocks underperformed last year
  Synonym:underperform

双语例句

• A low IQ indicates innovation destined to underachieve.
  低iq表明创新注定无法实现期望。
• Children of the poor underachieve in later life, and thus remain poor themselves, is one of the enduring problems of society.
  贫困的儿童在以后的生活里表现不佳，之后便一直贫困，这是一个持续的社会问题。
• I know sometimes it's frustrating to watch them underachieve, but what right have we to blame them?
  我知道看到他们表现不良时，有时会让人很失望，但是我们又有什么权利去责骂他们呢？
• Some people might think I've underachieved in my job.
  有些人可能会认为我的才华在目前的工作中没能充分施展出来。