underachieved

/ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvd/ /ˌʌndərɪˈtʃiːvd/

Meanings

verb

未充分发挥，未能尽力。

To achieve less than expected; to fail to fulfil one's potential.

Examples :

"Despite his intelligence and natural talent, Mark underachieved in high school because he rarely studied. "

虽然马克很聪明也很有天赋，但他高中时期因为很少学习，所以未能充分发挥，成绩并不理想。

Related Words

intelligence noun

/ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/

智力，智慧，聪明。

"The student's intelligence allowed her to quickly grasp the complex mathematical concepts in class. "

这个学生的智力让她能够很快地掌握课堂上复杂的数学概念。

school noun

/skuːl/

鱼群，（海豚等的）群。

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

潜水员们遇到了一大群鲭鱼。

rarely adverb

/ˈɹɛːli/

很少, 难得。

"Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river."

你很少能在这条河的上游看到老鹰。

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

natural noun

/ˈnætʃəɹəl/ /-ɚəl/

本地人，居民。

"The new student was a natural from Japan. "

这个新学生是土生土长的日本人。

studied adjective

/ˈstʌdid/

做作的，谨慎的，刻意的。

"She gave a studied reply."

她的回答显得很做作，明显是斟酌过的。

achieve verb

/əˈtʃiːv/

取得，达成

"My younger sister achieved good grades in her math class this semester. "

这个学期我妹妹的数学课取得了很好的成绩。

potential noun

/pəˈtɛnʃəl/ /po(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃəl/

潜力，潜能

"Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician."

即使在她很小的时候，就很明显她有成为伟大音乐家的潜力。

fulfil verb

/fʊlˈfɪl/ /fʊlˈfɪl/

履行，完成，实现

"You made a promise, son, and now you must fulfill it."

你答应了，儿子，现在你必须履行你的承诺。

talent noun

/ˈtalənt/ /ˈtælənt/

天赋，才能。

"He has a real talent for drawing."

他很有绘画天赋。

despite noun

/dɪˈspaɪt/

鄙视，蔑视，憎恨

"Despite her parents' disapproval, Sarah pursued her dream of becoming a musician. "

尽管遭到父母的鄙视，莎拉还是追求了成为音乐家的梦想。(Jǐnguǎn zāodào fùmǔ de bǐshì, Shā lā háishì zhuīqiú le chéngwéi yīnyuèjiā de mèngxiǎng.)

expected verb

/ɪksˈpɛktɪd/

预计，期望.

"He never expected to be discovered."

他从没料到自己会被发现。