underperform

/ˌʌndərpərˈfɔrm/ /ˌʌndərprəˈfɔrm/

Meanings

verb

表现不佳，不如预期

To underachieve, to not reach standards or expectations, especially with respect to a financial investment.

Examples :

"The new employee started strong, but recently his work has begun to underperform, and he's missing deadlines. "

这位新员工一开始表现不错，但最近他的工作开始表现不佳，不如预期，而且经常错过截止日期。

Related Words

started verb

/ˈstɑːtɪd/ [ˈstɑɹɾɪd]

开始，启动，发起

"The movie started at 7 PM. "

电影七点开始放映。

financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

金融的，财政的

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

自从我叔叔开始新工作后，家里的经济状况就好转了。

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

respect noun

/ɹɪˈspɛkt/

尊重，敬重

"He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him."

他是一位学术泰斗，我对他非常敬佩。

recently adverb

/ˈɹiːsəntli/

employee noun

/(ˌ)ɪm-/

员工，雇员

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

鼓励你的员工更努力工作的一个方法就是给他们提供激励。

investment noun

/ɪnˈvɛsmənt/

投资，投入

"Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment."

给孩子提供良好的教育是一项明智的长期投资。

underachieve verb

/ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːv/

未能充分发挥，表现欠佳。

"Sarah was expected to get straight As, but she underachieved in her math class, getting only Bs. "

大家原本期望莎拉能拿到全A，但她在数学课上表现欠佳，只得了B。

missing verb

/ˈmɪsɪŋ/

落空，未击中

"I missed the target."

我没能击中目标。

expectations noun

/ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz/

期望，期待。

"The teacher had high expectations for her students' test scores. "

老师对学生的考试成绩抱有很高的期望。

deadlines noun

/ˈdɛdlaɪnz/

截止日期，最后期限。

"I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!"

我必须赶上这个截止日期，不然老板会宰了我的！

standards noun

/ˈstændədz/ /ˈstændɚdz/

标准，规范，准则

"The school has high academic standards, so students must study hard to succeed. "

这所学校的学术标准很高，所以学生必须努力学习才能成功。