anticlimax
[ˌæntiˈklaɪˌmæks, ˌæntaɪ-]
n.
突降法;
虎头蛇尾;
苍白无力的结尾;
令人扫兴的结尾;
例句:
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Barry's speech followed Dirk Bogarde's appearance, and was an inevitable anticlimax.
巴里紧随德克·博加德之后发表了演讲,不出所料,演讲顿时变得索然无味。
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It was sad that his international career should end in such anticlimax.
令人悲哀的是,他的国际职业生涯竟如此惨淡收场。
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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。
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No anticlimax at the end of this journey.
来自THETIMES
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But comedy and compassion might at least alleviate the cruelty of anticlimax.
来自THETIMES
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After the Whin Sill, the return to ground level comes as an anticlimax.
来自BBC