a situation that is disappointing because it happens at the end of something that was much more exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected 扫兴的结局;扫兴 Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa. 他在非洲生活了多年,到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。 a sense/feeling of anticlimax 扫兴感
Extra ExamplesI'm afraid the party itself felt like a total anticlimax after all the other celebrations. 恐怕在所有其他庆祝活动之后,聚会本身就像是一场扫兴的事。 There was no hiding the sense of anticlimax, if not downright disappointment. 坦白说,人们即使不彻底失望,也会有些扫兴。