underachieve /ˌundərəˈtʃiːv/ TEM4 (underachieving,underachieved,underachieves)

• 1.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If someone underachieves in something such as schoolwork or a job, they do not perform as well as they could. (学业、工作)表现不佳

  例：

  Some people might think I've underachieved in my job.

  有些人可能觉得我工作表现不佳。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） underachiever

  例：

  He just wanted people to stop calling him disadvantaged, an underachiever.

  他就是想要人们别再叫他贫穷的失败者。