| 释义 |
lower-than-expected adjective [usually before noun] lower-than-expected sales, profits, results etc. are smaller than had been predicted previously （销售额、利润、结果等）低于预期的◆the company reported lower-than-expected sales in the first quarter. 这公司汇报了第一季度的销售额低于预期。 ➡ better-than-expected |