| 单词 | underestimate |
| 释义 | underestimate (ʌndərestɪmeɪt ) Word forms: underestimates , underestimating , underestimated 1. verb B2 If you underestimate something, you do not realize how large or great it is or will be. None of us should ever underestimate the degree of difficulty women face in career advancement. [VERB noun] Never underestimate what you can learn from a group of like-minded people. [VERB wh] Synonyms: undervalue, understate, underrate, diminish underestimation (ʌndərestɪmeɪʃən ) uncountable noun [oft a NOUN] ...a serious underestimation of harm to the environment. [+ of] 2. verb If you underestimate someone, you do not realize what they are capable of doing. I think a lot of people still underestimate him. [VERB noun] The first lesson I learnt as a soldier was never to underestimate the enemy. [VERB noun] Synonyms: underrate, undervalue, belittle, sell short [informal] Collocations: underestimate a challenge I don't underestimate the challenge of getting large arts centres restarted. Times,Sunday Times No-one should underestimate the challenge that faces this club in surviving the short-term pressures, he said. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She overestimated its potential and underestimated the challenges. Times, Sunday Times While not underestimating the challenges, some participants were decidedly more upbeat about our prospects than you might expect. Times, Sunday Times He would also be naive to underestimate the challenges ahead. Times, Sunday Times He adds that the tests in use do not underestimate the risk. Times, Sunday Times A period of rising prices may cause lenders to underestimate the risk of default. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said others share the blame, including credit-rating agencies that underestimated the risk. Times, Sunday Times However, advisers warn investors not to underestimate the risks involved. Times, Sunday Times If anything, the document underestimates the risks, because it says little about the impact of the public's quite understandable actions to protect their own interests. Times, Sunday Times Don't underestimate the amount of ground space a hedge will take up, either. Times, Sunday Times Don't underestimate the amount of water you'll need. Houston Chronicle According to a survey, when asked how much scoff we put away we underestimate the amount by close on 1,000 calories a day. Times, Sunday Times Tipping buckets also tend to underestimate the amount of rainfall, particularly in snowfall and heavy rainfall events. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We underestimated the amount of time we needed. Times, Sunday Times Of course, one dare not underestimate the capacity of either sister. Times, Sunday Times My experience tells me that organizational leaders dramatically underestimate their capacity to self-deceive and turn a blind eye. Christianity Today According to financial advisers, investors are prone to either over- or underestimate their capacity for risk. Times, Sunday Times But it would be a miscalculation to underestimate his capacity to strike back. Outlook India People underestimate the capacity of things to disappear, and do not realize that the ancients almost never built of stone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Never underestimate the degree to which luck, chance, caprice, misfortune determine the outcome of a game. Times, Sunday Times Research shows that we overestimate the extent to which others agree with us, and underestimate the degree to which we are following everyone else. Times, Sunday Times I underestimated the degree of difficulty. Times, Sunday Times Analysis of the tsunami deposits associated with the 2011 earthquake suggests that the extent of sand deposition in the earlier events underestimated the degree of inundation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Don't underestimate the effect of gloss and translucency. Times, Sunday Times We shouldn't underestimate the effect it can have. The Sun People underestimate the effect that sort of thing has across the world. Times, Sunday Times Don't underestimate the effect of these revelations on voters. Times, Sunday Times Politicians do not underestimate the effect of television on their fortunes. Outlook India Having said that, you can't underestimate the influence of the younger royals, who are for ever stomping round on each other's estates in them. Times, Sunday Times Unfortunately, many churches underestimate their influence. Christianity Today Do not underestimate the influence of politics. Times, Sunday Times And we really shouldn't underestimate the influence of the first of these factors. Times, Sunday Times Still, experts don't underestimate that influence. The Star (South Africa) But you can never underestimate the opposition. Times, Sunday Times But there will still be no underestimating the opposition. The Sun The reasons, apart from underestimating the opposition, were the selection of two erratic and unreliable central defenders, no cover in midfield and the absence of a natural leader. Times, Sunday Times Could he have fatally underestimated the opposition? Times, Sunday Times While difficult cases will always benefit from specialist help, don't underestimate the potential of a do-it-yourself approach. Times, Sunday Times We think people underestimate their potential. Times, Sunday Times As a nation we consistently underestimate the potential for our companies to become world beaters. Times, Sunday Times When he was first elected, we grossly underestimated his potential. Times, Sunday Times And would all projects end up being judged simply on a benefitto-cost ratio that risks underestimating the potential for communities to be transformed? Times,Sunday Times I don't for a second underestimate the significance of such a call, by the way. The Sun Do not underestimate the significance of that. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps we are incurious because we continue to underestimate the significance of a media revolution at least as momentous as the coming of print or of the internet. The Times Literary Supplement You mustn't underestimate the significance of this. Times, Sunday Times Don't underestimate the significance of scoring first with an away side at the wrong end of the table. Times, Sunday Times Using a spoon instead of a fork may make people eat more because they underestimate the size of their meals. Times, Sunday Times Yet anyone coming into the job should not underestimate the size of the task or the potential influence of the players he inherits. Times, Sunday Times But you can't underestimate the size of the salvage job after that pageant. The Sun So you cannot underestimate the size of yesterday's victory - or the shockwaves it sent through the world of sport, never mind just rugby league. The Sun Unfortunately, the committee woefully underestimates the size of the underground activity and so its recommendations are frankly laughable. Times, Sunday Times Most people overestimate their ability and underestimate their speed. Times, Sunday Times We cannot underestimate his speed or his power. Times, Sunday Times Teams that underestimate their speed may break out of their division in competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Forecasts of the duration of feelings often capture the tendency for emotions to fade over time, but underestimate the speed in which this happens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This created a hazardous condition, often leading to high-speed crashes should drivers waiting on the ramp become impatient or underestimate the speed of westbound traffic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When you have a love decision to make, do not underestimate the value of loyalty. The Sun Surprisingly, people tend to underestimate the value of their own lives. Christianity Today Many underestimate the value of a good defender who scores goals. The Sun You can't underestimate the value of the damaged artefacts. The Sun But don't underestimate the value of stability and mutual respect. The Sun The desperation to buy also causes prospective owners to underestimate the cost of the work. Times, Sunday Times It seems that the vast major-ity of owners - 90 per cent - underestimate the cost of their four-legged friends. Times, Sunday Times The tendency to underestimate the cost again and again suggests managements are guilty of wishful thinking and perhaps too mindful of their bonuses. Times, Sunday Times If it's something you want to change, don't underestimate the cost. Times, Sunday Times Don't underestimate the cost of this work. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 低估 Japanese: 過小評価する |
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