anticlimax

UK:  [.ænti'klaɪmæks]

US:  [.ænti'klaɪ.mæks]

复数：anticlimaxes  

n.

1.(重要性、兴趣等的)突降;(命运等的)突然衰败,虎头蛇尾

2.【修辞学】突降法

1 . After a week of dramatic negotiations, all that followed was anticlimax.
在一星期戏剧性的谈判之后，所有的结尾都是令人扫兴的

2 . The announcement was in a sense of anticlimax, since it implicitly recognized the failure of their plan.
这个声明真是大煞风景，因为它等于承认他们的计划已经失败了。

3 . When you sell a business that you've spent years growing, the first sensation is one of anticlimax.
卖掉培育多年的企业之后，第一反应是一种失落感。

4 . After this gruesome tale the easing of the siege comes as an anticlimax.
在这令人毛骨悚然的故事之后，围城的放松就写得有些虎头蛇尾。

5 . The holiday itself was rather an anticlimax after all the excitement of planning it.
尽管计划度假时兴致勃勃，而到头来假日本身却颇为扫兴。