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un·der·whelm AHD[ŭn'dər-hwĕlmʹ, -wĕlmʹ] D.J.[ˌʌndəˈhwelm, -ˈwelm]K.K.[ˌʌndɚˈhwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm]v.tr.(及物动词)un.der.whelmed, un.der.whelm.ing, un.der.whelms - To fail to excite, stimulate, or impress:未留下印象,未引起兴趣:不能激发、刺激或使有印象:"He is just as entitled to be underwhelmed by the prospect of reigning over a fourth-class nation as the rest of us are by the prospect of living in it"(Peter Jay)“他恰被称作对统治第四等民族的展望漠不关心,就像我们其余人对生活在其中漠不关心一样”(彼得·杰)
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- (over)whelm (over)whelm
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