underachieve

verb

1. （尤指学习上）未发挥水平，未展现实力
   to do less well than you could do, especially in school work

1. VERB 未展现实力；未发挥水平
   If someone underachieves in something such as school work or a job, they do not perform as well as they could.
   1. Some people might think I've underachieved in my job.
      有些人可能会认为我的才华在目前的工作中没能充分施展出来。

1. Some people might think I've underachieved in my job.
   有些人可能会认为我的才华在目前的工作中没能充分施展出来。
2. Children of the poor underachieve in later life, and thus remain poor themselves, is one of the enduring problems of society.
   贫困的儿童在以后的生活里表现不佳，之后便一直贫困，这是一个持续的社会问题。
3. I know sometimes it's frustrating to watch them underachieve, but what right have we to blame them?
   我知道看到他们表现不良时，有时会让人很失望，但是我们又有什么权利去责骂他们呢？
4. A low IQ indicates innovation destined to underachieve.
   低iq表明创新注定无法实现期望。

verb

1. perform less well or with less success than expected
   1. John consistently underachieves, although he is very able
   2. My stocks underperformed last year

   Synonym:    underperform