Word · Frequency #18736
unfulfilled
失落的；未实现抱负的；未发挥潜力的
核心释义
Not satisfied or achieved; feeling disappointed because you have not got what you wanted or reached your full potential.
- 1.
缺乏成就感的；因未实现目标或愿望而感到失落的
Lacking fulfillment; marked by a feeling of failure to achieve goals or desires.
- 2.
(指人)未能实现全部潜力的
of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities
- 3.
未履行的；未兑现的
Not yet provided as promised, particularly with respect to a contract or an order for a supply of something.
未兑现的；未履行的；缺乏成就感的；因未实现目标或愿望而感到失落的；(指人)未能实现全部潜力的；未履行的；未兑现的；未实现的
用法In use
After ten years in the same job, she felt unfulfilled and wanted to try something new.
用法提示：unfulfilled 为形容词，作 feel 的表语，表示人“缺乏成就感、不满足”。
Winning the competition left him surprisingly unfulfilled.
用法提示：unfulfilled 为形容词，作宾语补足语，表示比赛获胜后令他“缺乏成就感”。
She was an unfulfilled artist, always dreaming of the exhibitions she never held.
用法提示：unfulfilled 为形容词，作定语修饰 artist，表示“才能未得到发挥的、不得志的”。
unfulfilled and uneasy men
feel + unfulfilled
主语通常是人，强调因目标或愿望未实现而感到失落。
After years in the same role, Adam felt unfulfilled.
在同一岗位工作多年后，亚当感到缺乏成就感。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- feel unfulfilled
- 感到没有成就感；觉得不满足
- After years in the same job, she began to feel unfulfilled.在同一份工作干了多年后，她开始感到没有成就感。
- unfulfilled ambition
- 未实现的抱负
- He spoke sadly about his unfulfilled ambition to become a pilot.他难过地谈起自己未实现的飞行员抱负。
- unfulfilled potential
- 未发挥的潜力
- She died young, leaving her potential unfulfilled.她英年早逝，潜力未能得到发挥。
- unfulfilled promise
- 未兑现的承诺
- The government was accused of making unfulfilled promises.政府被指责许下未兑现的承诺。
- unfulfilled expectations
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 fulfill 想成 fill（填满），加上 un- 就是没填满：梦想没填满，心里空落落的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：personal reflection or career development conversation、formal business or legal correspondence、psychological or self-help writing unfulfilled 的语域比较混合：指个人“未实现抱负或缺乏成就感”时，多用于自我反思、职业或心理话题；指“未兑现的承诺、订单或合同”时，比较常见于正式商务或法律沟通。日常口语中通常较少用，更多出现在书面或较正式表达中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
filled、unfilled、build、chilled、killed 都含 /ɪld/ 音，与 unfulfilled 最后的 /ˈfɪld/ 押韵；unfilled 是 unfulfilled 的近形词，但少一个 /fʊl/ 音节。wild 是形近词，读作 /waɪld/，与 /ɪld/ 不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.