| 单词 | underestimate |
| 释义 | underestimate —underestimate /ˌʌn.dəˈres.tɪ.meɪt/ aep /-dɚˈes-/ verb (AMOUNT) ↑Verb Endings for underestimate ► B2 [I or T] to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something: » Originally the builders gave me a price of £2,000, but now they say they underestimated and it's going to be at least £3,000.» One shouldn't underestimate the difficulties of getting all the political parties to the conference table.→ OPPOSITE OVERESTIMATE(Cf. ↑overestimate)Thesaurus+: ↑Misunderstandingunderestimate /-mət/ noun [C]► F0» Clearly £25 was a serious underestimate.Thesaurus+: ↑Guesses and assumptionsWord Builder:–Nouns: estimate, estimation–Verbs: estimate, overestimate, underestimate • • • Extra Examples:» He miscalculated badly when he underestimated the response of the international community to the invasion.» They've seriously underestimated the cost of the building project.» The influence of the media should never be underestimated.» She had a tendency to underestimate her son's potential.» It seems that we've seriously underestimated just how long this process will take.verb (PERSON) ↑Verb Endings for underestimate ► C1 [T] to fail to understand how strong, skilful, intelligent, or determined someone, especially a competitor, is: » Never underestimate your opponent!Thesaurus+: ↑Assessing and estimating value , ↑Analysing and evaluatingThesaurus+: ↑Misunderstandingunderestimate /-mət/ noun [C]► F0» Clearly £25 was a serious underestimate.Thesaurus+: ↑Guesses and assumptionsWord Builder:–Nouns: estimate, estimation–Verbs: estimate, overestimate, underestimate underestimate /-mət/ noun [C] ► F0» Clearly £25 was a serious underestimate.Thesaurus+: ↑Guesses and assumptionsMain Entry: ↑underestimate |
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