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单词 anticlimactic
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Definition of anticlimactic in English:

anticlimactic

adjectiveantɪklʌɪˈmaktɪk
  • Causing disappointment at the end of an exciting or impressive series of events.

    it was an anticlimactic finish to the match
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The movie features a lot of running around, leading up to an anticlimactic ending.
    • His frustration over the book's reception seems almost anticlimactic in comparison with the frustrations he was now facing.
    • Unfortunately, this is the show's high point, the finale of an amusing first act swiftly followed by an anticlimactic second.
    • The robbery itself, usually the showcase scene of caper films, is treated more like an anticlimactic afterthought.
    • We also experience anticlimactic battles against predictably "odd" robots.
    • The ending is not only anticlimactic, it feels like a slap in the face.
    • At first, the art works themselves seemed anticlimactic.
    • Considerably deflated by the prospect of an anticlimactic reunion, Candide's mood turns sour.
    • The opening sequence reaches such an emotional peak that the remaining conversations seem almost anticlimactic.
    • Once the band gets back together, things are a little anticlimactic.

Derivatives

  • anticlimactically

  • adverbantɪklʌɪˈmaktɪk(ə)liˌan(t)ēˌklīˈmaktikˌanˌtīklīˈmaktik
    • Trashed, he ended up quitting the stage, leaving the band to trail off anticlimactically.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We assume a stunning revelation about the murder is forthcoming, but the twist, when it finally arrives, is anticlimactically ambiguous.
      • The platform party scampered off, and that, anticlimactically, was it for another year.
      • The show ended rather anticlimactically with a really long reggae jam.
      • The end comes anticlimactically and the reader is left with no feeling of tenderness either.

Definition of anticlimactic in US English:

anticlimactic

adjective
  • Causing disappointment at the end of an exciting or impressive series of events.

    it was an anticlimactic finish to the match
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The movie features a lot of running around, leading up to an anticlimactic ending.
    • Considerably deflated by the prospect of an anticlimactic reunion, Candide's mood turns sour.
    • We also experience anticlimactic battles against predictably "odd" robots.
    • His frustration over the book's reception seems almost anticlimactic in comparison with the frustrations he was now facing.
    • The opening sequence reaches such an emotional peak that the remaining conversations seem almost anticlimactic.
    • The robbery itself, usually the showcase scene of caper films, is treated more like an anticlimactic afterthought.
    • Once the band gets back together, things are a little anticlimactic.
    • The ending is not only anticlimactic, it feels like a slap in the face.
    • Unfortunately, this is the show's high point, the finale of an amusing first act swiftly followed by an anticlimactic second.
    • At first, the art works themselves seemed anticlimactic.
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